April 6th, 2009 
Jeremy Fuchs 
Posted in Mike Garafolo of nj.com, does a great job of breaking down the Plax grievance ruling: Just because the Giants had written the full signing bonus into the default portion of the contract doesn’t mean they were looking to get it all back. I haven’t seen the complaint, but it appears Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com has. […]
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Details About the Plax Grievance Ruling
NFLPA Happy About Burress Decision
NFLPA Director DeMaurice Smith issued a statement about the Burress grievance ruling: “This decision is a real win for the players,” Smith said in a statement published on the NFLPA’s website. “It means that clubs can’t impose additional discipline by claiming back signing or roster bonus monies after a suspension, either by a club or the league. The CBA […]
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No Comments »Burress Wins Again, Gets to Keep Roster Bonuses
From Pro Football Talk: Lost in the news that former Giants receiver Plaxico Burress beat back an attempt by team to withhold $637,500 in signing bonus allocation is the fact that Burress also prevailed on an attempt by the club to invalidate the full amount of a 2008 per-game roster bonus. The Giants not only wanted to withhold […]
Burress’s Monetary Impact
Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News did a great job of breaking down what Plax gave up by not taking a restructured deal, as well as cap implications. There are so many parts of this Plaxico Burress saga that scream “What a waste!” it’s hard to know where to truly begin. But here’s […]
Tags: bonus, breaking, Burress, cap, contract, deal, Gary Myers, giants, money, more, New York, NFL, plax, Plaxico, players, radio, Ralph Vacchiano, roster bonus, The New York Daily News, workout No Comments »More Plax News
With the stunning news of Plaxico Burress being released, a ton of reports are being released. This one, from Matt Mosely and ESPN, states that the G-Men offered Plax an incentive-laden contract for 2009, and could regain the money lost from 2008. Sources close to the situation told ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap the Giants last week offered […]
Webster’s Contract Restructured
From NJ.com: In yet another example of why you, me or anybody else without all the details should never try to calculate salary-cap space, I just noticed that, in February, the Giants renegotiated the extension they gave CB Corey Webster in December. No big changes to overall value; just some tweaks for cap purposes. Basically, […]
Tags: 2010, barry cofield, blog, bonus, cap, CB, contract, Corey Webster, david diehl, DT, Eli, Football, Fred Robbins, giants, Manning, robbins, roster, roster bonus, S, workout No Comments »Lowdown on the Contract of C.C. Brown
Details of C.C. Brown’s Contract: Mike Garafolo has a quick rundown of C.C. Brown’s contract with the Giants. *1-million base salary (300K guaranteed) *400K signing bonus *150K roster bonus (prorated per game active) *50K workout bonus *400K incentive if he plays 75% of defensive snaps total cap hit $1.6 million
Tags: bonus, brown, C, C.C. Brown, cap, contract, giants, Mike, roster, roster bonus, S, workout No Comments »Taylor Gives Meesage to Strahan: Retire
Giants great and Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is speaking out through the papers to current Giant DE Michael Strahan, and giving him one simple message: retire. “He’s had a great career,” Taylor said in todays New York Daily News. “One of the best the Giants have ever had. He’s played top-notch football since […]
