| ctpatsfan77 |
03-26-2009 11:00 PM |
Cassel gets a parting gift from the Pats
Namely, a check for $238,160:
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Quarterback Matt Cassel topped the Patriots' earners in performance-based pay in 2008. Cassel, who enjoyed a remarkable rise from backup to franchise player, earned an additional $238,160 as part of the program.
The $238,160 was the 29th highest figure among NFL players.
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TFB also got a check . . . for $121.
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On a related note, Jay Cutler could really learn a few lessons from Mr. Cassel, if what his new HC says is true—although I do have to question the part in bold.
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That may be an underrated factor in the trade that brought Cassel from New England. The Chiefs coveted Cassel for more than his on-the-field skills.
“Oh, yeah,” Haley said Tuesday during the NFL meetings. “Kurt Warner, you could not get him away from football. It was full time. (Cassel) shows a lot of those same characteristics. He’s into football. I don’t think there’s a whole bunch else to him. He’s got a chip on his shoulder. He was told he wasn’t good enough to play for a long time. That served him well last year, and hopefully it will serve him well going forward.
“He’s calling me every day for numbers to call some of the other guys on the team. We picked up Bobby Engram, and Bobby Engram is texting me wanting Cassel’s number. At the same time, a text is coming in from Cassel: ‘Can I get Engram’s number?’ So he’s doing all of those things that get you excited as a coach. You don’t have to worry about what Matt Cassel is doing most of the time. He’ll be worrying about football.”
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[Everyone outside of Foxboro might have been saying it about him, but no one in Foxboro was saying that to him.] |
