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Arrington's agent suspended
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:29 pm
by EA7649
Arrington's agent suspended for two yearsESPN.com news services
Carl Poston, the agent for ex-Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington, was suspended for two years Wednesday by the NFL Players Association's Committee on Agent Regulation & Discipline, the SportsBusiness Journal reported.
The suspension stems from violations over Arrington's contract negotiations at the end of the 2003 season. Arrington claims the Redskins orally agreed to a $6.5 million bonus, a bonus that was subsequently left out of the former Penn State star's contract.
Poston will be able to appeal the suspension.
In August, Arrington and the team cam to a settlement over the bonus, but terms favored the Redskins, who agreed only to a deal that would make Arrington a free agent or net him a $3.25 million bonus if he made the Pro Bowl in two of the next four seasons. He did not make the Pro Bowl this season.
In January, the NFLPA filed a formal complaint seeking disciplinary action against Poston for "neglect."
Poston's suspension was announced at the players' union's annual meeting in Maui.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:31 pm
by andyjens89
yeah i was gonna post that, but my copy/paste doesn't seem to want to work
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:34 pm
by EA7649
andyjens89 wrote:yeah i was gonna post that, but my copy/paste doesn't seem to want to work
will this effect us in a positive way?
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:37 pm
by andyjens89
my copy/paste not working, or that arringtons agent is suspended?
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:28 pm
by tcwest10
Either/or.
No, it won't affect us...we kept the money anyway.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:56 am
by JansenFan
It will only affect us in that his brother will likely keep his players away from us, not that we ever wanted to deal with them anyway.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:27 am
by Redskins Rule
That is great news! Its about time the league did something! Maybe Arrington can wake up and realize that Poston screwed him and not us.
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 10:24 am
by REDEEMEDSKIN
Thanks for the info, but the title of the thread was a bit misleading. Here I thought Lavar had been signed. Anywho, Poston got was he deserved. Hopefully, Lavar will wise up and drop him like a bad habit.