Newman

[Vintage]

Newman is 27, going to be 28 at the start of the season.

He has 2 years left on his deal.

Meaning, when he is a FA, he will be 29, going to be 30 at the start of the season....

Do we lock him up? If so, for how long? How much?

 

[Vintage]

I guess people are unsure of what to do, as well........

 

[AbeBeta]

no different that any free agent -- it really isn't the age -- it is the miles. if he continues where he left off last year, he should get a contract that is among the top in the league for CBs. Length of the deal doesn't matter -- most deals have a point after about 3 years where a player can be cut with minimal cap impact if they aren't performing.

 

[Bryan8284]

Newman will be a contributor until 33-34 at least. His legs are still fresh. So barring an injury who should be a cornerstone in that secondary for a long while.

 

[TheHustler]

Newman is 27, going to be 28 at the start of the season.

He has 2 years left on his deal.

Meaning, when he is a FA, he will be 29, going to be 30 at the start of the season....

Do we lock him up? If so, for how long? How much?

He signed for 7 years. We've got him locked up till 2010. At which point he will be 32 before the season starts.

 

[AbeBeta]

He signed for 7 years. We've got him locked up till 2010. At which point he will be 32 before the season starts.

Are there voidable years there though?

 

[Derinyar]

Theres almost always voidables in all the rookie contracts. Theres also a reasonable chance that the last few years of the deal are too high to want to pay them, for anyone other than Deion in his prime.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Are there voidable years there though?

Voids to 2009 based on incentives...

This thread had his contract details.

http://dallascowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55685&highlight=newman

Needless to say, he's not going anywhere for a long-long while barring any unforeseen issues.

 

[TheHustler]

Voids to 2009 based on incentives...

This thread had his contract details.

http://dallascowboyszone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=55685&highlight=newman

Needless to say, he's not going anywhere for a long-long while barring any unforeseen issues.

Ah, I remember that thread.