Charlie68 Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 I saw this in the Ben Maller thread below The Patriots franchise kicker is on the verge of receiving the franchise tag. Unless Adam Vinatieri and the Patriots come to terms on a multi-year deal, which as of last night did not appear imminent, the Pats are expected to lock up the rights to the three-time Pro Bowler by franchising him by today's 4 p.m. deadline. To secure the tag, the Pats must give Vinatieri a one-year contract worth 120 percent of his 2004 value, which was $2.09 million by franchise calculations. That puts the cost of Vinatieri's tag at roughly $2.5 million. The Pats are expected to designate Vinatieri, 32, as a ``non-exclusive'' franchise player, which means they have the right to match any offer he receives as a free agent. Such an offer would be unlikely since the Pats would be due two first-round picks as compensation if they declined to match. I dont know all the franchise tag rules - could we do this with Jonas Jennings? i.e. give him a tender of 120% of his pay as a "non-exclusive", and get 2 number ones if Bills dont match an offer? What am I missing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richNjoisy Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 uh-uh nice try but Adam's "deal" is 120% becasue his salary last year was MORE THAN (!) the average of the top five kickers in the league. Thus, if he were paid at the top five average asthe franchised player his salary would actually GO DOWN To compensate for this very rare occurrence, the NFLPA and the owners put into the contract the guarantee of top five average or 120% of the previous year whichever is higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumping platelets Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 If we tag Jennings, it will be $7.424 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie68 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Share Posted February 22, 2005 oh well - it seemed to easy to be true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clumping platelets Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 He's not worth that type of money.....I wish he was in the same class as Ogden, etc Then it would be a no-brainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snorom Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 but someone would be willing to sign him with a sign bonus that equals the franchise tag money and we can get a 3rd rd choice its a gamble, not going to happen though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fake-Fat Sunny Posted February 22, 2005 Share Posted February 22, 2005 If we tag Jennings, it will be $7.424 million 248567[/snapback] What are the rules for rescinding the frachise offer. i know the Bills can do this by some deadline if they receive no offers they like, but i am too lazy to look in the CBA to make sure that JJ could not simply acceot the $7.4 offer as I suspect the market will certainly offer him less than this $6 million max and quite potentially the market may be so small compared to demand because most teams have already signed long term big deals with marginal talents such as Clifton and Petitgout or lack the cap room like AT to make an offer. I would not be shocked to see JJ command a bigger paycheck than he has ever seen but to have that paycheck onl amount to a $3 million cap hit Who knows, it is dicey and it only takes on offer for him to get the contract he wants. At any rate, does he have the ability to accept the tender if we offer it and hold us to it much to outr dismay. Even if not I doubt we even offer because this removes is from the immediate market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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