PFT: Jersey change would cost Jerry Porter big money
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FuzzyLumpkins
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The NFL licenses Reebok to make the jersey and gets the money. Im assuming that there is something in the licensing contract that says reebok gets cash back if something liek this occurs. Does Porter get money or something because it certainly seems lame that he assumes liability when he gets nothing out of the deal.
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superpunk;1515223 said:
I missed you... NOT!!!!
But really, have I missed anything the past 4-5 days?
Surprisingly, I have been mad busy
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smarta5150;1515227 said:
Don't lie. It's not becoming of a lady.
But really, have I missed anything the past 4-5 days?
Surprisingly, I have been mad busy
I don't have any idea. I've been holed up in my attic finishing drywall/painting/installing tubs lighting bamboo flooring and doing countless other tasks trying to finish this construction. But, I have been able to gather from my readings thus far, that Tony Romo may or may not have broken off his relationship with Carrie Underwood (I say good, he can pull better) and TO, Glenn, Julius, Roy, Ware, and Ferguson may or may not be trying to destroy the Cowboys.
Stay tuned - Wade's losing his grip.
smarta5150
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superpunk;1515228 said:I don't have any idea. I've been holed up in my attic finishing drywall/painting/installing tubs lighting bamboo flooring and doing countless other tasks trying to finish this construction. But, I have been able to gather from my readings thus far, that Tony Romo may or may not have broken off his relationship with Carrie Underwood (I say good, he can pull better) and TO, Glenn, Julius, Roy, Ware, and Ferguson may or may not be trying to destroy the Cowboys.
Stay tuned - Wade's losing his grip.
Sounds like me.
I have officially become a homeowner this past week.
So the moving in and arranging of "crap" has been going on between work.
My gf broke the Romo news to me earlier today so I fired up CZ and of course it was one of the top 4 or 5 most recent threads.
To can't catch, Glenn has bum knees, Roy can't cover, Ware
, and Ferguson missed BP? Oh well, more off-season threads from CZ coming soon...
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POSTED 3:28 p.m. EDT, May 31, 2007
RAIDERS WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH PORTER
A league source tells us that the Oakland Raiders were willing to work with receiver Jerry Porter to come up with a strategy for dealing with the backlog of No. 84 jerseys that would have arisen if Porter had been permitted to change his number to 81.
Per the source, the team offered up ideas such as having Porter autograph some of the jerseys for donation to charity, and selling some of them at a reduced rate. The source said that the team never took the position that Porter had to pay anything in order to effect the change.
In fact, it would have been far easier for the team to simply tell Porter that it wasn't inclined to re-issue the number that had been last worn by Tim Brown. But we're told that the team had no problem with giving the number to Porter, and that Brown had agreed to the move.
The insurmountable hurdle, the source says, was the $130,000 that was due and payable to Reebok, which manufactured the jerseys. Apparently, the league's contract with Reebok contains specific language regarding the issue of number changes, and there were no meaningful discussions (as far as we can tell) between Reebok and Porter regarding an alternative solution.
Given those facts, then, it's not accurate to assume that the team's position is evidence that the Raiders don't want Porter to be on the team.
RAIDERS WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH PORTER
A league source tells us that the Oakland Raiders were willing to work with receiver Jerry Porter to come up with a strategy for dealing with the backlog of No. 84 jerseys that would have arisen if Porter had been permitted to change his number to 81.
Per the source, the team offered up ideas such as having Porter autograph some of the jerseys for donation to charity, and selling some of them at a reduced rate. The source said that the team never took the position that Porter had to pay anything in order to effect the change.
In fact, it would have been far easier for the team to simply tell Porter that it wasn't inclined to re-issue the number that had been last worn by Tim Brown. But we're told that the team had no problem with giving the number to Porter, and that Brown had agreed to the move.
The insurmountable hurdle, the source says, was the $130,000 that was due and payable to Reebok, which manufactured the jerseys. Apparently, the league's contract with Reebok contains specific language regarding the issue of number changes, and there were no meaningful discussions (as far as we can tell) between Reebok and Porter regarding an alternative solution.
Given those facts, then, it's not accurate to assume that the team's position is evidence that the Raiders don't want Porter to be on the team.
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He could not give me his jersey, therefore, I will not hold the change up....;-)