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PatsSteve1 said:* If he hasn't had many visits then who is he shopping all over town with? You're making stuff up.
Agent contacts team. Team and agent discuss "parameters". If the "parameters" are in the ballpark, player goes for a visit and (hopefully) leaves with a big contract or goes on to the next place with promising "parameters".
It appears that Adam hasn't been too successful shopping "parameters" that exceed what he already has on the table from the Pats.
Jim Donaldson in the ProJo did the legwork to find the largest kicker contracts signed in recent years, starting with the most recent:
KICKER TEAM YEARS VALUE BONUS DATE
Ryan Longwell Vikings 5 $10 $3 3/06
David Akers Eagles 5 10 3 11/05
Neil Rackers Cardinals 4 6.5 -- 11/05
Kris Brown Texans 5 8 2 5/05
Jason Elam Broncos 5 9 2.6 2/03
Sebastian Janikowski Raiders 5 10.5 2.8 12/04
Olindo Mare Dolphins 6 12 -- 3/01
Mike Vanderjagt Colts 5 7.4 1.5 2/01
With Longwell and Akers just signing 5 year $10 million deals with $3 million in bonus money, I would say that Vinatieri is unlikely, at this point, to beat his $2.5 million from last year in a new deal. The market just isn't there for kickers. I'd rather have Akers than Vinatieiri, even up. He's younger and has a slightly better career percentage and a stronger leg. They are both excellent kickers.
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