mgteich

What would you do in the 24-48 hours after you are informed that you have been traded to the raiders with no previous notice, and your kids were starting school on Tuesday morning. I would do the following

1) i'd have a long talk with my wife and start to decide how to make decisions about school, housing and other such matters.

2) I'd have a more than one long talk with my agent.

3) Presuming that I received a call from Oakland, I would tell them that I have not received the paperwork from the patriots (the 5 day letter) and that the team should discuss things through my agent.

Seymour has five days for him, his family and his agent to get their act together.

If my agent and I wanted to negotiate a contract before playing any games, then I would do that. Any contract would add any missing pay to the signing bonus.

Oh yeah, I'd have by buddy Rodney trash the patriots and tell the world how pi$$ed off I am.

A.C Vegas

I am guessing that he was informed before it happen there is no way a team like the Pats just say hey guess what you traded right now go.

and it's only cause the the radiers coach (CABLE i think don't quote me) is an idiot who can't shut his mouth

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Originally Posted by The Onion See Wes [Welker], here, the man with the honor of being my chauffeur? This resourceful bastard actually beat me home, so it's not like it can't be done.

HEY BRO! WHAT UP?

If I really didn't want to play for the Raiders, I wouldn't report. I would force the trade to be rescinded and have the Pats trade me elsewhere. I know the Pats don't want to go the "5 day letter" route because the Pats won't get Oakland's first round pick and I would sit out for 2009.

shmessy

As I wrote in:

Rumor: Seymour Trade Not A Done Deal?



"This makes the most sense.

He has three children just starting the school year tomorrow fer crying out loud.

These people are human beings. You can't expect them to easily uproot themselves within 24 hours in those situations."

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sarge4

im just glad that he wont be on the field come next monday. I still dont have faith in my beloved Bills o-line

ctpatsfan77

AFAIK, no one has sent Seymour a five-day letter, and, if it comes to that, I am sure that "I haven't gotten it" won't be a valid excuse.

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ctpatsfan77

Actually, this article suggests that Seymour is now "officially" on the 53-man roster for the Raiders, and it would be up to them to send the letter. And I'm not sure that would invalidate the trade if they do.

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shmessy

Evidently Rodney misinterpreted the first part of Seymour's message:

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...al-to-raiders/

""......Put yourself in his position," Harrison added. "He's going from a first-class organization to one of the worst in the NFL. You have the head coach fighting the assistant coaches, the owner involved in the day-to-day operations, guys who don't believe in the quarterback. . . . Tom Brady to JaMarcus Russell? Come on. Is that something to look forward to? Why would he be excited?"

.......And you look at the move made by [Patriots head coach Bill] Belichick, and you can see him saying, 'I'd rather get rid of a guy before the last year of his contract.' He knows the Raiders will stink so it's a top-10 pick in return for a guy who's gonna be 30. You know what? That's the business.

"The trade off is, guys get to win championships and make a lot of money, but at the end, it's business. I knew that and instead of my getting whacked [by New England], I whacked myself. If you make money and you're older, it's inevitable you're gonna get whacked."

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mgteich

Excuse for what? Without a 5-day letter, Seymour can just sit at home and not take a physical. The CBA has rules. If the patriots want him to go and Seymour doesn't go, they need to send him a 5-day letter. Otherwise, the patriots owe him his game pay next Monday.

Frezo

The only thing we can be certain of is that if Sey fails the physical, the deal is off. We are not privy to the actual language of the contract. It could state that the deal is contingent upon Sey signing a long term contract. I agree that he is technically Raider property now.