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Just in case you guys were thinking he would be a good fit for the Fins ...
OBR from John Taylor (Orange Brown report Cleveland Browns):
“The Browns have made it clear that while they’ll give (Derek) Anderson the high tender, they’ll be willing to work with any team interested. The gossip going around is that there won’t be a contract done. A couple of teams who are on the fence are starting to make noise that they’d have more of an interest if the price is not a first and a third. The thinking is that the Browns and (Anderson’s agent Mark) Humenik are too far apart on the structure to work anything out before the start of free agency.â€
http://thebrownsboard.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7246085224/m/3121057425
The word is Anderson’s camp has been pushing for a deal structured very similar to the one signed by Matt Schaub last year, but with more guaranteed money.
While technically a six-year contract, Schaub’s deal is in essence a three-year, $20 million deal with $7 million in guaranteed money, and contains a $10 million roster bonus—due following the third season—that would need to be exercised in order for the final three years of the deal to be realized.
If Anderson were to be offered a similar deal—again, with more guaranteed money—by the Browns, the signing would be consummated rather quickly. However, the Browns have not budged—and will likely continue to not budge—off their three-year stance, regardless of how a six- or seven-year contract is structured.
OBR from John Taylor (Orange Brown report Cleveland Browns):
“The Browns have made it clear that while they’ll give (Derek) Anderson the high tender, they’ll be willing to work with any team interested. The gossip going around is that there won’t be a contract done. A couple of teams who are on the fence are starting to make noise that they’d have more of an interest if the price is not a first and a third. The thinking is that the Browns and (Anderson’s agent Mark) Humenik are too far apart on the structure to work anything out before the start of free agency.â€
http://thebrownsboard.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/7246085224/m/3121057425
The word is Anderson’s camp has been pushing for a deal structured very similar to the one signed by Matt Schaub last year, but with more guaranteed money.
While technically a six-year contract, Schaub’s deal is in essence a three-year, $20 million deal with $7 million in guaranteed money, and contains a $10 million roster bonus—due following the third season—that would need to be exercised in order for the final three years of the deal to be realized.
If Anderson were to be offered a similar deal—again, with more guaranteed money—by the Browns, the signing would be consummated rather quickly. However, the Browns have not budged—and will likely continue to not budge—off their three-year stance, regardless of how a six- or seven-year contract is structured.