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10:21 AM Thu, Jul 16, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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I'm welcoming myself back from vacation with some quick hitters. Here we go -
** Terrell Suggs gets six years, $63 million from Baltimore and, according to reports, $40 million in the first two years of the deal. He has 53 sacks in his six seasons and been to the Pro Bowl three times. He's 26.
What does it mean for DeMarcus Ware?
Ware has 53.5 sacks in his first four seasons and is a three-time Pro Bowler. He's also 26. This has to help Ware. I'm still thinking he will get a deal with around $42 million guaranteed whenever an agreement is reached.
** As other teams begin to sign their draft picks - or finish signing them - the Cowboys will begin their work next week with their 12 selections. They were given a $4.639 million rookie pool to sign their picks but some of that cash was eaten up by the small bonuses given to the eight undrafted rookies. Without a first- or second-round pick, the Cowboys should get the deals done pretty easily. I think.
** I checked out the training camp schedule Timmy Mac posted a couple of days ago. I thought it was interesting that Wade Phillips ditched his 1-2-1 schedule. Phillips has scheduled eight double sessions (I didn't include the three walkthrough days) in 22 days. Last year, the Cowboys had six double sessions in 19 days out in Oxnard, Calif. People can call Phillips' camp what they want, but it has had the team ready for the season. They Cowboys are 7-1 in September under Phillips.
** Not to pile on the Martellus Bennett stuff, but every time he does something childish I'm reminded of the rookies' trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year. Sitting in the theatre after the tour, Hall of Famer Mike Haynes asked the assembled players who were the first African American players in pro football. Bennett yelled out, "Bruce Willis," to some chuckles. It was Bill Willis. I'm pretty sure he knew the answer but wanted to be the jokester in the room.
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Todd Archer/Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips
I'm welcoming myself back from vacation with some quick hitters. Here we go -
** Terrell Suggs gets six years, $63 million from Baltimore and, according to reports, $40 million in the first two years of the deal. He has 53 sacks in his six seasons and been to the Pro Bowl three times. He's 26.
What does it mean for DeMarcus Ware?
Ware has 53.5 sacks in his first four seasons and is a three-time Pro Bowler. He's also 26. This has to help Ware. I'm still thinking he will get a deal with around $42 million guaranteed whenever an agreement is reached.
** As other teams begin to sign their draft picks - or finish signing them - the Cowboys will begin their work next week with their 12 selections. They were given a $4.639 million rookie pool to sign their picks but some of that cash was eaten up by the small bonuses given to the eight undrafted rookies. Without a first- or second-round pick, the Cowboys should get the deals done pretty easily. I think.
** I checked out the training camp schedule Timmy Mac posted a couple of days ago. I thought it was interesting that Wade Phillips ditched his 1-2-1 schedule. Phillips has scheduled eight double sessions (I didn't include the three walkthrough days) in 22 days. Last year, the Cowboys had six double sessions in 19 days out in Oxnard, Calif. People can call Phillips' camp what they want, but it has had the team ready for the season. They Cowboys are 7-1 in September under Phillips.
** Not to pile on the Martellus Bennett stuff, but every time he does something childish I'm reminded of the rookies' trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last year. Sitting in the theatre after the tour, Hall of Famer Mike Haynes asked the assembled players who were the first African American players in pro football. Bennett yelled out, "Bruce Willis," to some chuckles. It was Bill Willis. I'm pretty sure he knew the answer but wanted to be the jokester in the room.
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