fgssand

3 years, 21MM - 11 guaranteed.

Seems to me Vince has been offered more and is worth more?? However, does this help as a frame of reference?

But, of course, I have no clue.

Steelers, Hampton set to announce new deal | ProFootballTalk.com

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Bostonian1962

Wow, I gotta think this helps the team's position with Wilfolk. Hampton is going to get the Franchise average over three years? This should help both sides get the deal done.

Willie55

The Steelers are cheap. They don't pay their players.

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signbabybrady

I think it is a good point of reference but they are at different points in their careers and one would think Wilfork is not going to take a 3 year deal at that money. I would say double the contract lenght and add some money to the guarentees and you might be there.

Reiss or Breer brought up a good point that if they are as close as Kraft said this likely wont change much but if there was a large difference this might hurt Wilforks stance.

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KontradictioN

3 years at $21M isn't bad at all for Hampton. That would be a great deal for Wilfork. Don't think he'd take it, but it would be good from the team perspective.

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MoLewisrocks

If the rumors of what the NEP had on the table for Vince heading into this period are remotely correct (3/29M/23 guaranteed) then this signing certainly should be a wakeup call.

Hampton is two years older but they have the same # of rings and Hampton has a few more pro bowls and a lot more sacks. He's getting half the guaranteed money and $2M less per for that age difference.

tanked_as_usual

hampton is near 5 years older than wilfork.....hampton will be 33 by the time he plays his next football game

I know it doesn't matter to many of you homers, but I thought I would mention it anyway.....if age happens to matter, then you're talking 4/33-34M with 18-20M guaranteed or 5/42-44 with 22-24M guaranteed

bucky

Are you looking at the same Hampton? He's 4 years older than Vince and has 8 sacks in 9 years. Wilfork is the better player, is in the prime of his career, and obviously deserves more money.

Having said that, I didn't see any details of the deal. If only $11 mil is guaranteed, the 3rd year could be completely fake and it could be nothing more than a 2 year, $11 mil deal. Either way, I think Vince is worth about $35 mil over 4 years.

TriplecHamp

So many things wrong with this post....

MoLewisrocks

I was taking a quick glance at when each started, but Vince came out as a Junior. But the correlation remains. Hampton was drafted in 2001 so he has 2 more years of NFL football on his body than Vince and he has been a perrenial pro bowler (5 trips in 9 years including 2009). Both are FA. Vince is being offered a lot more in guaranteed money, double if the reports are correct, and $2M+ more per year. That's a fine adjustment relative to Hampton's deal given his age and given he has two more years of wear on his tires. Vince could reasonably expect to get Hampton's deal again in 2013 when he is 32...if he earns it with a couple of more pro bowls in the interim.