Turns out it took Sean Taylor a lot more time to get an agent than to get a contract.
Taylor, the former University of Miami free safety who was the fifth player chosen overall in this year's draft, reached a contract agreement with the Washington Redskins on Tuesday morning that will become official later in the day. Taylor is the highest drafted player so far to reach contract terms, although Oakland offensive tackle Robert Gallery, the lottery's second overall prospect, has agreed to virtually all of the major components of his contract.
Taylor, who without explanation fired agent Drew Rosenhaus just days after the draft and then took three months to hire a replacement, was flying to Washington early Tuesday morning. With bells-and-whistles owner Dan Snyder back in the country after a European vacation, an afternoon or evening news conference is expected.
Contract terms were not yet available. It is expected, however, that Taylor will sign a six- or seven-year contract, with aggregate bonus money of $13 million to $14 million and a base value of around $20 million.
The deal will conclude a rocky offseason for a player some consider the premier safety prospect of at least the last decade.
Beyond his lengthy search for a new agent, which concluded with him hiring the tag-team of Eugene Mato and Jeff Moorad, Taylor struggled in minicamp and, at one point, he was working with the No. 3 defense. He missed one practice when Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington rubbed a shaving cream pie into Taylor's face, causing an eye irritation. And he skipped out early on the NFL's rookie symposium, an indiscretion that last week earned him a $25,000 fine.
He also apparently caused coach Joe Gibbs some degree of frustration with his dilatory pace in seeking representation. Gibbs publicly noted several times how important it is for a rookie to be in training camp on time and the message was clearly meant for Taylor, who Washington brass wants to see in the starting lineup this year.
But his new agents acted quickly to assure that Taylor will be in camp when Redskins players report Friday. Hired only last Tuesday, the agents began deliberations with the Redskins late in the week in California, and then traveled to Washington on Monday afternoon to begin ironing out the few remaining differences.
Sources said that, even before huddling on Monday, the two sides had agreed on all the bonuses and base salaries, with only details on escalators to be resolved.
Taylor was a two-year starter for the Hurricanes and bypassed his final season of eligibility to enter the draft. In 34 appearances (25 starts), he had 188 tackles, with 11 of those for losses. A defender with an undeniable big-play mentality, Taylor also had 14 interceptions, 28 passes defensed, one sack and a forced fumble. He returned three of the interceptions for touchdowns.
Beyond his lengthy search for a new agent, which concluded with him hiring the tag-team of Eugene Mato and Jeff Moorad, Taylor struggled in minicamp and, at one point, he was working with the No. 3 defense.
I love the byline on that article. I never heard about Taylor being anything but impressive at the mini-camps. Where did Paquarelli get that?
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Andre Carter wrote:Damn man, you know your football.
he should have prefaced his article with the truth...
I'm a bitter man with a very unprofessional tendency to let bias sway what I write when it concerns the Washington Redskins. I have been wrong about pretty much everything the Redskins were going to do this off-season, so I'm very frustrated. Despite the fact that Sean Taylor is the first top 10 pick to sign, I've spent so many weeks slagging the kid, and the negative ramifications that not being in camp on time would have... that I'm going to post yet another article in the most negative light that I can so as not to give away my secret (that I haven't got a clue what I am talking about).
Thanks for reading my articles, and keep sending them sausages!
Sean Taylor was one of a kind, may he rest in peace.
Turns out it took Sean Taylor a lot more time to get an agent than to get a contract.
Taylor, the former University of Miami free safety who was the fifth player chosen overall in this year's draft, reached a contract agreement with the Washington Redskins on Tuesday morning that will become official later in the day. Taylor is the highest drafted player so far to reach contract terms, although Oakland offensive tackle Robert Gallery, the lottery's second overall prospect, has agreed to virtually all of the major components of his contract.
Taylor, who without explanation fired agent Drew Rosenhaus just days after the draft and then took three months to hire a replacement, was flying to Washington early Tuesday morning. With bells-and-whistles owner Dan Snyder back in the country after a European vacation, an afternoon or evening news conference is expected.
Contract terms were not yet available. It is expected, however, that Taylor will sign a six- or seven-year contract, with aggregate bonus money of $13 million to $14 million and a base value of around $20 million.
The deal will conclude a rocky offseason for a player some consider the premier safety prospect of at least the last decade.
Beyond his lengthy search for a new agent, which concluded with him hiring the tag-team of Eugene Mato and Jeff Moorad, Taylor struggled in minicamp and, at one point, he was working with the No. 3 defense. He missed one practice when Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington rubbed a shaving cream pie into Taylor's face, causing an eye irritation. And he skipped out early on the NFL's rookie symposium, an indiscretion that last week earned him a $25,000 fine.
He also apparently caused coach Joe Gibbs some degree of frustration with his dilatory pace in seeking representation. Gibbs publicly noted several times how important it is for a rookie to be in training camp on time and the message was clearly meant for Taylor, who Washington brass wants to see in the starting lineup this year.
But his new agents acted quickly to assure that Taylor will be in camp when Redskins players report Friday. Hired only last Tuesday, the agents began deliberations with the Redskins late in the week in California, and then traveled to Washington on Monday afternoon to begin ironing out the few remaining differences.
Sources said that, even before huddling on Monday, the two sides had agreed on all the bonuses and base salaries, with only details on escalators to be resolved.
Taylor was a two-year starter for the Hurricanes and bypassed his final season of eligibility to enter the draft. In 34 appearances (25 starts), he had 188 tackles, with 11 of those for losses. A defender with an undeniable big-play mentality, Taylor also had 14 interceptions, 28 passes defensed, one sack and a forced fumble. He returned three of the interceptions for touchdowns.
Len Pasquarelli is an idiot writer for ESPN.com.
classic.
THN's resident jerk.
Glock .40 Model 22 - First* line of home defense.... 'ADT' is for liberals.
Turns out it took Sean Taylor a lot more time to get an agent than to get a contract.
Taylor, the former University of Miami free safety who was the fifth player chosen overall in this year's draft, reached a contract agreement with the Washington Redskins on Tuesday morning that will become official later in the day. Taylor is the highest drafted player so far to reach contract terms, although Oakland offensive tackle Robert Gallery, the lottery's second overall prospect, has agreed to virtually all of the major components of his contract.
Taylor, who without explanation fired agent Drew Rosenhaus just days after the draft and then took three months to hire a replacement, was flying to Washington early Tuesday morning. With bells-and-whistles owner Dan Snyder back in the country after a European vacation, an afternoon or evening news conference is expected.
Contract terms were not yet available. It is expected, however, that Taylor will sign a six- or seven-year contract, with aggregate bonus money of $13 million to $14 million and a base value of around $20 million.
The deal will conclude a rocky offseason for a player some consider the premier safety prospect of at least the last decade.
Beyond his lengthy search for a new agent, which concluded with him hiring the tag-team of Eugene Mato and Jeff Moorad, Taylor struggled in minicamp and, at one point, he was working with the No. 3 defense. He missed one practice when Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington rubbed a shaving cream pie into Taylor's face, causing an eye irritation. And he skipped out early on the NFL's rookie symposium, an indiscretion that last week earned him a $25,000 fine.
He also apparently caused coach Joe Gibbs some degree of frustration with his dilatory pace in seeking representation. Gibbs publicly noted several times how important it is for a rookie to be in training camp on time and the message was clearly meant for Taylor, who Washington brass wants to see in the starting lineup this year.
But his new agents acted quickly to assure that Taylor will be in camp when Redskins players report Friday. Hired only last Tuesday, the agents began deliberations with the Redskins late in the week in California, and then traveled to Washington on Monday afternoon to begin ironing out the few remaining differences.
Sources said that, even before huddling on Monday, the two sides had agreed on all the bonuses and base salaries, with only details on escalators to be resolved.
Taylor was a two-year starter for the Hurricanes and bypassed his final season of eligibility to enter the draft. In 34 appearances (25 starts), he had 188 tackles, with 11 of those for losses. A defender with an undeniable big-play mentality, Taylor also had 14 interceptions, 28 passes defensed, one sack and a forced fumble. He returned three of the interceptions for touchdowns.
Len Pasquarelli is an idiot writer for ESPN.com.
classic.
yes, that's mine. i was wondering when someone might pick up on that...
I'm a jack of all trades, the master of three
Rockin' the tables, rockin' the mikes, rockin' the young lay-dees.
Beyond his lengthy search for a new agent, which concluded with him hiring the tag-team of Eugene Mato and Jeff Moorad, Taylor struggled in minicamp and, at one point, he was working with the No. 3 defense.
I love the byline on that article. I never heard about Taylor being anything but impressive at the mini-camps. Where did Paquarelli get that?
ah, but you were relying on my journalisticly-challenged mind to understand what you meant by 'byline'. all i know about journalism i learned from the movie 'the paper'. and len pasquarrelli. pretty sad
I'm a jack of all trades, the master of three
Rockin' the tables, rockin' the mikes, rockin' the young lay-dees.
