Clements getting 23M in signing bonus with the 9ers?

[LatinMind]

POSTED 10:58 p.m. EST, March 2, 2007
CLEMENTS TO NINERS
A fan site known as ***NOT-ALLOWED***.com reports that Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reports that the 49ers have signed or are in the process of signing cornerback Nate Clements.
However, no such story currently appears on Bengals.com.
With all that said, we have reason to believe that the report is on the money. Stay tuned.​

 

[Shuttemdown41]

http://www.***NOT-ALLOWED***.com/content/news/view.php?id=8896


If true......

 

[Gaede]

sweet, keeps the skins from getting him

although to be honest, no one the Skins sign ever scares me...it never works out for them

 

[skinsngibbs4life]

supposedly is getting a 23 million dollar signing bonus

 

[RealCowboyfan]

no one the Skins sign ever scares me

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Why is a 49ers fan page getting info from a guy at BENGALS about this guy...just odd.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

haha, poor Redstinks

 

[LatinMind]

Why is a 49ers fan page getting info from a guy at BENGALS about this guy...just odd.

lol no idea. nothing being said out here

 

[YosemiteSam]

Hmm, are the 49ers returning to the age of DUMB like they and the Cowboys did in the mid 90s?

 

[BLT]

any 1 else worried about when its time to re-sign terrence newman?

 

[Bob Sacamano]

any 1 else worried about when its time to re-sign terrence newman?

no, because he's worth that, and more, Clements isn't

 

[superpunk]

any 1 else worried about when its time to re-sign terrence newman?

I have faith we'll get something done, and are planning for that, but there is a possibility, based on his age and such, and length of current contract, that when that time comes, we let him walk. Just a possibility.

 

[Phrozen Phil]

Hmm, are the 49ers returning to the age of DUMB like they and the Cowboys did in the mid 90s?

This is likely bad for the league as it establishes a new level of compensation. Just watch other free agents up their demands in the coming days. An inflated market would be bad news for everybody. This is, of course, predicated on this story being true.

 

[AbeBeta]

Wow. Seems like Freeney's request for 30 million isn't that crazy.

But that is what more cap room gets you.

 

[Shuttemdown41]

any 1 else worried about when its time to re-sign terrence newman?

That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw that 23M dollar figure - Newman is gonna break the bank.

 

[YosemiteSam]

any 1 else worried about when its time to re-sign terrence newman?

As long as the Cowboys don't get stupid in signing high priced free agents, the no. Spend the money to keep your home grown talent and draft well and you will always be a good team. The draft is the teams life blood. With Parcells gone, lets pray we don't return to the the drafts of the late 90s and early 2000s.

 

[AbeBeta]

This is likely bad for the league as it establishes a new level of compensation. Just watch other free agents up their demands in the coming days. An inflated market would be bad news for everybody. Thi is, of course predicated on this story being true.

How is it bad for the league if the owners who are richer than god have to give more of their cash to the guys that we actually watch?

 

[Yeagermeister]

I'm shocked the little ATM in Wash isn't offering 24M :money:

 

[Vintage]

I have faith we'll get something done, and are planning for that, but there is a possibility, based on his age and such, and length of current contract, that when that time comes, we let him walk. Just a possibility.

Agreed. Newman will be 30 when he hits FA.

Dunno if I would want to spend $23 million in SB on a CB that is going to be 30....

 

[AbeBeta]

any 1 else worried about when its time to re-sign terrence newman?

Huge contracts are not a problem when players earn them -- Newman earns it, so no problem.