BuckeyeBill Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 We have to keep Nate... I think he is only starting to show his brillance. He may be selfish at times, but he is an elite corner... A shut down corner... the most important (arguably) position in football today. Show Me the money... I mean, show NC the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003Contenders Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 I'm positive about Woodson's contract situation. Last year the Raiders designated him with the Exclusive Rights tag, which cost them about $2M more than the Non-exclusive rights tag would have (namely because the ER Tag is based on the April 15 average top 5 salary). This year when they used the franchise tag again, Woodson was guaranteed either top 5 money -- or 120% of last year's salary, whichever was greater. Since he made over $8 M last year, the latter was clearly the greater number. You are right, however, that Ty Law's contract did inflate the CB franchise tag number this year. The basic cost of applying the tag on a CB was about $8.8 M this year. My guess (purely a guess) is that the tag would cost between $7 and $8 M next year, assuming no other inflated contracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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