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Russell Okung signs (1 Viewer)

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(RotoWire) Okung missed his sixth day of training camp Thursday and finalizing a contract does not appear imminent. Analysis: The Seahawks want a six-year contract, and Okung wants five. Every day Okung misses hurts his development, which is obviously a problem considering he was bound to struggle this year anyway as a rookie.
There is probably a lot more to it than the one year, but I think MOP touched on this with Revis wanting a new contract. I don't get why teams want longer rookie contracts these days. If they he lives up to the pick he was selected in he probably will want a new deal before the contract is up. If Okung is not the player they expected and not worth the salary in the last year then they will have more leverage with a 5 year deal.Edit to change title.

 
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And as soon as I post I find out he signs.

(KFFL) The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with first-round draft choice OT Russell Okung on a six-year deal that could be worth as much as $58 million, according to Chris Mortensen, of ESPN. The deal includes $30 million in guaranteed money.
 
My guess as to the answer of your question is that by having them sign a longer contract, the player has less leverage to try to renegotiate if he is fortunate enough to outplay the worth of his contract (which honestly is tough for such a high pick to do). In the end, the guy could make a stink after year one, but if after year 3 he decides to renegotiate, on a six year deal, he has three seasons left to play and as we see with the current CBA and public notion, you better be the elite of your position AND have a contract that is waaay under your worth that day (ala Chris Johnson). On a five year deal, after 3 seasons, you obviously only have two years left and GMs are more willing to to renegotiate at that point as often times, the last year is backloaded as an out for the team (yet the last thing they would want to do is have a guy coming into camp on the final year of a contract that pays say $12 million...better to toss that last year out, extend him with guarantees for something like $18 million and spread that new money out over multiple years for cap purposes. NOTE: This all may go by the wayside depending on how the CBA deal shakes out.

 
So were done? All signed and no rookie holdout issues? Good work all around!

With this kind of cooperation, we might even get an '11 season.

 
My guess as to the answer of your question is that by having them sign a longer contract, the player has less leverage to try to renegotiate if he is fortunate enough to outplay the worth of his contract (which honestly is tough for such a high pick to do). In the end, the guy could make a stink after year one, but if after year 3 he decides to renegotiate, on a six year deal, he has three seasons left to play and as we see with the current CBA and public notion, you better be the elite of your position AND have a contract that is waaay under your worth that day (ala Chris Johnson). On a five year deal, after 3 seasons, you obviously only have two years left and GMs are more willing to to renegotiate at that point as often times, the last year is backloaded as an out for the team (yet the last thing they would want to do is have a guy coming into camp on the final year of a contract that pays say $12 million...better to toss that last year out, extend him with guarantees for something like $18 million and spread that new money out over multiple years for cap purposes. NOTE: This all may go by the wayside depending on how the CBA deal shakes out.
I guess the point was that Revis signed a 6 year deal which the Jets fought hard for only to go to waste. However, Revis was later in the 1st and is already considered the best current CB in the league.
 
Rookie contracts should be no more than 4 years...if after 4 years teams don't know what they have then they better find a different GM and coach.

I also don't think rookies should be abloe to grab $80 million out of the shoot. Teams need to be ready to pony up in year 3, 4 or 5...if not then trade them to Jerry Jones who will pay his man :goodposting:

 

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