1999 Patriots Season

Patriots CB Law Inks 7-Year Deal

Ian Logue Senior Writer · PatsFans.com since 2000

Aug 20, 1999 at 4:38 pm ET 1 min read 685 views

Well Drew Bledsoe said he was willing to give Law part of his salary saying that he didn’t want to have to throw against him.

No need to worry, Drew.

Ty Law reportedly has agreed to a 7-year contract with the Patriots, including a $14.2 million signing bonus — one of the largest signing bonuses in the history of the league.

Law, 25, who was a first-round draft choice in 1995 (23rd overall), has been working with New England on a contract extension now for the past few months, but the issue has always been over the size of his signing bonus. It certainly would appear that the Pro Bowl corner has got what he wanted, and now QB Drew Bledsoe won’t have to worry about giving up part of his salary.

Terms of the remainder of the deal have yet to be disclosed.

The signing of Law will now allow the Patriots to focus on signing Lawyer Milloy who will become a free agent at the end of this season. By signing Law the Patriots will retain the rights to retain the “franchise” designation for Lawyer in the event they are unable to reach a deal with him following the end of the ’99 campaign.

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