DEVIL WILL BE IN DETAILS OF LAVAR'S DEAL
With linebacker LaVar Arrington landing in New York only seven days before one or more of the teams interested in acquiring his services began to select 'backers in the draft, we're choosing to remain skeptical regarding Arrigton's seven-year, $49 million deal until we eyeball the full paperwork.
For now, the details are sketchy. ESPN.com's John Clayton says that Arrington "came close" to the money that he wanted. But that information likely came straight from Arrington's agents. The AP story likewise is light on numbers.
Newsday cites "one report" that Arrington will receive an $11 million signing bonus.
Any signing bonus that Arrington receives should fairly be reduced by the $4.4 million he gave up in earned bonus money in order to hit the open market in March instead of July. So, as a practical matter, an $11 million signing bonus actually would $6.6 million in new money.
Arrington reportedly had hoped to snag the same kind of deal that linebacker Julian Peterson, who is represented by the same agents, signed with the Seahawks. Our current mission is to get all of the details on both deals, and break them down one term at a time.
With linebacker LaVar Arrington landing in New York only seven days before one or more of the teams interested in acquiring his services began to select 'backers in the draft, we're choosing to remain skeptical regarding Arrigton's seven-year, $49 million deal until we eyeball the full paperwork.
For now, the details are sketchy. ESPN.com's John Clayton says that Arrington "came close" to the money that he wanted. But that information likely came straight from Arrington's agents. The AP story likewise is light on numbers.
Newsday cites "one report" that Arrington will receive an $11 million signing bonus.
Any signing bonus that Arrington receives should fairly be reduced by the $4.4 million he gave up in earned bonus money in order to hit the open market in March instead of July. So, as a practical matter, an $11 million signing bonus actually would $6.6 million in new money.
Arrington reportedly had hoped to snag the same kind of deal that linebacker Julian Peterson, who is represented by the same agents, signed with the Seahawks. Our current mission is to get all of the details on both deals, and break them down one term at a time.
