JoeSixPat
Pro Bowl Player
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Last year the Jets raised the collective eyebrow of the League by giving into rookie holdout Darrelle Revis, giving him a contract voidable after just 4 years. That had the potential to start a trend impacting other teams, though reportedly the Bears were able to convince this year's #14 pick that such a move was just an aberration (no doubt hanging tough in negotiations, letting it be known in no uncertain terms that they were not about to cave like Mangini and Tannenbaum)
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/revis-deal-disregarded-in-2008-negotiations/
This year apparently the League is shocked by the "whopper" of a contract given to Gholston at #6.
Thank goodness the Patriots were able to trade further back away from the Jets this year, lest their willingness to give away the farm to the #6 pick have a direct impact on their previous pick at #7. Now the KC Chiefs are the ones who must deal with the direct hangover effect of the Jets front office's spending binge. http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/in-the-end-segal-was-wise-to-wait/#respond
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/revis-deal-disregarded-in-2008-negotiations/
This year apparently the League is shocked by the "whopper" of a contract given to Gholston at #6.
Thank goodness the Patriots were able to trade further back away from the Jets this year, lest their willingness to give away the farm to the #6 pick have a direct impact on their previous pick at #7. Now the KC Chiefs are the ones who must deal with the direct hangover effect of the Jets front office's spending binge. http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/07/28/in-the-end-segal-was-wise-to-wait/#respond