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i was just on ronnies site and find this piece of info forgive me if this is already known but i didnt see it posted any where else
Negotiations with Brown on hold
By Jason Cole/The Miami Herald
July 27, 2005
Serious negotiations with running back Ronnie Brown, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft by the Dolphins, were on hold, according to two sources within the NFL Players Association.
The sources said both the team and agent Todd France were waiting to see a final version of the contract that quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Alex Smithsigned with San Francisco on Tuesday.
France could not be reached for comment and has not picked up calls by numerous media outlets during the past two weeks. Dolphins coach Nick Sabanindicated he hoped the deal Smith signed would be the impetus to get negotiations rolling with Brown.
''I really don't have any update on any status,'' Saban said regarding Brown. ``Hopefully [Smith's] signing in San Francisco will give us a baseline for what we need to do to make a deal to get him here. I want you to know that everybody in this organization is working very hard to try and do that.''
If the reports of Smith getting $24 million in guaranteed money are accurate, the Dolphins will likely have to offer in the area of $22 million in guarantees for Brown. Smith's total guarantee was a 20 percent improvement on what Eli Manning, the No. 1 overall pick in 2004, received from the New York Giants.
If that percentage increase is to be used for Brown's deal and based on the $18.3 million that Oakland offensive lineman Robert Galleryreceived last season, the guarantees would be just less than $22 million for Brown.
The Dolphins had been hoping to guarantee Brown less than $20 million, but that seems unlikely at this point and could force an extended holdout.
http://www.ronniebrown23.com/main.php
Negotiations with Brown on hold
By Jason Cole/The Miami Herald
July 27, 2005
Serious negotiations with running back Ronnie Brown, the No. 2 overall pick in the draft by the Dolphins, were on hold, according to two sources within the NFL Players Association.
The sources said both the team and agent Todd France were waiting to see a final version of the contract that quarterback and No. 1 overall pick Alex Smithsigned with San Francisco on Tuesday.
France could not be reached for comment and has not picked up calls by numerous media outlets during the past two weeks. Dolphins coach Nick Sabanindicated he hoped the deal Smith signed would be the impetus to get negotiations rolling with Brown.
''I really don't have any update on any status,'' Saban said regarding Brown. ``Hopefully [Smith's] signing in San Francisco will give us a baseline for what we need to do to make a deal to get him here. I want you to know that everybody in this organization is working very hard to try and do that.''
If the reports of Smith getting $24 million in guaranteed money are accurate, the Dolphins will likely have to offer in the area of $22 million in guarantees for Brown. Smith's total guarantee was a 20 percent improvement on what Eli Manning, the No. 1 overall pick in 2004, received from the New York Giants.
If that percentage increase is to be used for Brown's deal and based on the $18.3 million that Oakland offensive lineman Robert Galleryreceived last season, the guarantees would be just less than $22 million for Brown.
The Dolphins had been hoping to guarantee Brown less than $20 million, but that seems unlikely at this point and could force an extended holdout.
http://www.ronniebrown23.com/main.php
