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The National Football Post | Diner Morning News: Brown’s Trade Demand
Asante is proving to be very expensive for Philly.One of the main reasons the Eagles were able to trade for Jason Peters was the Bills’ aggressive behavior signing free agents in 2007. When the Bills signed Langston Walker and Derrick Dockery to huge contracts, making them significantly higher paid than Peters, it started the war between Peters and the Bills. Any time you make a move in free agency, there has to be thought given to the effect it will have in the locker room. The Bills must have thought that Peters would not mind them signing players and paying more than his contract, operating under the premise that they just gave Peters a new deal. Once the left tackle is not the highest-paid player on the offensive line, there are going to be problems. And this applies to the draft when picking in the top 10. You have to give great thought to the player you draft because his contract will be measured by his performance and the fans, but most importantly, by the other players.
As true and honest as the Eagles’ statement is regarding Sheldon Brown, this common-sense approach is not what players want to hear. The current Eagles players see them laying serious coin on a new player, and as much as they know this player will help the team, they want to be paid as well – even if they’ve just recently been paid. The Eagles have to know they have to deal with Donavan McNabb on some contractual level, and if they choose to ignore McNabb, this could result in a locker room full of discontent.