Damien Woody out for season with sprained foot

[broadwayjoe]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2621856

Well the news just keeps getting better for the Lions.

 

[zippo59]

Well the news just keeps getting better for the Lions.

And ex-Pats.

 

[Brownfan80]

And ex-Pats.

I always liked Damien Woody. It's too bad he went for the money, but I guess you can't blame him when he got the most ever for an interior lineman.

 

[3 to be 4]

Belichick is a genius!!!!! He knew back in 2003 that this would happen!!!!

 

[italian pat patriot]

it seems that every player leaves us in a way or in another way...

when Woody was with us i liked him a lot

ps = BB knows the future !!!

 

[hughthehand]

Maybe its just me, but how the f*ck are is a football player out for 3 months with a SPRAINED foot?

 

[dalero]

Maybe its just me, but how the f*ck are is a football player out for 3 months with a SPRAINED foot?

Alot of sprains are worse than breaks and tears.

 

[DCPatsFan]

Woody was a good player for the Pats, but the Lions made an unbelievable offer, I don't recall the exact figures, but eveybody knew it was too much, including BB

 

[psychoPat]

.... the Lions made an unbelievable offer, I don't recall the exact figures, but eveybody knew it was too much, including BB

Rotoworld.com reports this:
"Contract Information for Damien Woody

Signed a six-year, $31 million contract on 3/5/2004.
Woody received $11.5 million in the first year, including a $9 million signing bonus.
The deal includes base salaries of, for 2006: $1,750,000, 2007: $4,500,000,
2008: $4,750,000, 2009: $5,750,000."

 

[DCPatsFan]

Rotoworld.com reports this:
"Contract Information for Damien Woody

Signed a six-year, $31 million contract on 3/5/2004.
Woody received $11.5 million in the first year, including a $9 million signing bonus.
The deal includes base salaries of, for 2006: $1,750,000, 2007: $4,500,000,
2008: $4,750,000, 2009: $5,750,000."

Thanks - I guess it was up to BB on whether those figures were kosher, and he didn't think so - the cap hit on the first year of Woody's Detroit contract was significant

 

[hwc]

Rotoworld.com reports this:
"Contract Information for Damien Woody

Signed a six-year, $31 million contract on 3/5/2004.
Woody received $11.5 million in the first year, including a $9 million signing bonus.
The deal includes base salaries of, for 2006: $1,750,000, 2007: $4,500,000,
2008: $4,750,000, 2009: $5,750,000."

So the Lions will only take $4.5 million cap hit (the unamortized half of the signing bonus) when they cut him after this season. Or, they can a fat center with a bum foot who can't shotgun snap for a cap hit of only $6 million.

 

[DCPatsFan]

So the Lions will only take $4.5 million cap hit (the unamortized half of the signing bonus) when they cut him after this season. Or, they can a fat center with a bum foot who can't shotgun snap for a cap hit of only $6 million.

that is funny...

 

[Patriotic]

Belichick is a genius!!!!! He knew back in 2003 that this would happen!!!!

BB didn't have a hardon for Woody so the Pats didn't get stiffed. Otherwise, we'd of gotten screwed.

 

[hwc]

The problem for Woody is that, when you get cut by the Detroit Freakin' Lions, you are really yesterday's news. Not a big market for Lions rejects.

Maybe Belichick would bring him back for vet minimum and incentives if gets any playtime. He'd push Hochstein in training camp.

 

[BTTA]

Rotoworld.com reports this:
"Contract Information for Damien Woody

Signed a six-year, $31 million contract on 3/5/2004.
Woody received $11.5 million in the first year, including a $9 million signing bonus.
The deal includes base salaries of, for 2006: $1,750,000, 2007: $4,500,000,
2008: $4,750,000, 2009: $5,750,000."

So he's probably back out on the market again for 2007.