Ahhh, good ole escalator clauses.
Odds are, you’ve heard the word thrown around on NFL Network or something when they’re talking about player’s contracts. To the average person, it can sound kinda intimidating, but...
May 17, 2012 10:25 am / 1 comment
Ever watch ESPN or NFL Network and hear the analysts talk about “voidable years” in somebody’s contract, and wonder what the hell they’re talkin’ about?
It can be a little intimidating, but in reality,...
May 14, 2012 10:14 am / no comments
Prove It Deals Can Be Win-Wins for the Team And the Player
NFL players looking for redemption tend to get offered prove it contracts offered to ‘em. The first Vick-Eagles contract in ’09 was a classic prove-it contract....
July 10, 2011 10:19 pm / no comments
Miles Austin was among the 212 NFL players that were Restricted Free Agents going into the 2010 season that would've normally been Unrestricted. (Image - ICON)
I have a confession… I used to throw around the terms Restricted...
June 21, 2011 8:47 pm / no comments
“One-and-done.”
That’s the short and all-too-familiar description of most NFL Undrafted Free Agent’s (UFA’s) careers in the NFL.
Most of them end up cut without a second shot at putting on an NFL uniform.
4-time Pro Bowler...
May 23, 2011 10:38 am / no comments
Welcome to part two of 7 NFL Negotiation Strategies that Maximize Guaranteed Money. In the Part 1, we learned about incentive-laced contracts, the definition of deferred payments, and what signing bonuses are. Today we’re finishing...
May 9, 2011 11:53 am / 21 comments
Not knowing anything about NFL negotiations is a recipe for disaster for NFL Players
There’s an epidemic of ignorant rookies out here. Rookies that don’t know anything about NFL negotiation strategies, that are relying on their agent...
May 7, 2011 11:26 am / 13 comments