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Ashley Lelie's departure from Denver was a costly one.
Broncos coach Mike Shanahan confirmed Thursday that in order to be free from the final year of his contract, the recalcitrant receiver agreed to pay the Broncos a hefty sum.
The amount is believed to be $982,000.
Not counting players' days off, Lelie skipped 23 days of training camp, making him liable for $14,000 daily fines totaling $322,000.
The Broncos also wanted Lelie to repay a prorated portion of his $3.3 million signing bonus, which would amount to $660,000 if divided by five (because his sixth year was voided when he reached certain incentives).
In speaking Thursday for the first time about the three-way deal that sent Lelie to Atlanta, T.J. Duckett to Washington and a conditional package of picks from the Redskins to Denver, Shanahan said at least as important as the draft day compensation was the money Lelie owed the Broncos.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/specials/preview/2006/08/24/bc.fbn.broncos.lelie.ap/index.html
Broncos coach Mike Shanahan confirmed Thursday that in order to be free from the final year of his contract, the recalcitrant receiver agreed to pay the Broncos a hefty sum.
The amount is believed to be $982,000.
Not counting players' days off, Lelie skipped 23 days of training camp, making him liable for $14,000 daily fines totaling $322,000.
The Broncos also wanted Lelie to repay a prorated portion of his $3.3 million signing bonus, which would amount to $660,000 if divided by five (because his sixth year was voided when he reached certain incentives).
In speaking Thursday for the first time about the three-way deal that sent Lelie to Atlanta, T.J. Duckett to Washington and a conditional package of picks from the Redskins to Denver, Shanahan said at least as important as the draft day compensation was the money Lelie owed the Broncos.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/specials/preview/2006/08/24/bc.fbn.broncos.lelie.ap/index.html