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April 17th, 2007
Sauerbrun hearing held
Posted by Albert Breer at 3:03 pm
A special master’s hearing was held today in Boston to sort out Todd Sauerbrun’s future. The punter, signed prior to Week 16 of last season, agreed to terms with the Broncos on a one-year deal worth as much as $1.4 million 12 days ago, which was matched by the Patriots as part of a right-of-first-refusal arrangement six days later.
At issue is the placement of the right-of-first-refusal. According to agent David Canter, the provision was put in the language of the contract Sauerbrun signed in December, which is against the guidelines of the league’s collective bargaining agreement. The CBA states that any right-of-first-refusal must be signed in a stand-alone document, seperate from the contract itself.
An NFLPA official represented Canter and Sauerbrun today at the hearing. A decision may come as early as tomorrow morning, and should certainly be arrived at no later than draft day, according to the agent.