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Colts, Manning agree on record contract
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 12:18 pm
by DEHog
According to a league source, the Colts and Manning have reached agreement on a seven-year, $99.2 million contract that includes a $34.2 million signing bonus.
WOW
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/colts/2004-03-02-manning-deal_x.htm
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 12:24 pm
by NC43Hog
Holy Schnikeys!!!!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 1:22 pm
by hailskins666
bye bye, marvin. bye bye, edge. still no D.
thats unreal. wow.... speechless. i can't even imagine pulling in a 100 million dollars in seven years. holy schite
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 4:57 pm
by fezzik
Manning is now officially the NFLs A-rod with a deal like that. It will be interesting to see want player Indy can put around that big contract to win.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 5:36 pm
by BossHog
I said to taz just last night that a new standard would be set with Manning's new contract... but a $35 M signing bonus? Yikes.
That's Snyder-esque.
They better get 5 years out of him or man is it gonna sting their cap huge...
... oh and hey fezzik, Ottawa eh? I'm just down the highway from ya in London.
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:36 pm
by Texas Hog
holy crap...that's insane $$$
they won't be doing much shopping or be much of a threat for years to come
he's good, but $35 mil...yikes!
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2004 11:19 pm
by skinsfaninroanoke
I know - I was eating at the time and the fork didn't make it to my mouth for several minutes... I just kinda sat frozen listening to these reports thinking that they just hamstrung their team for one guy...
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 6:29 am
by DEHog
Does the league know something we don't?? The Sb lately have been big...their betting on the cap going way up in 2007 when a new deal is do.
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 8:38 am
by redskincity
DEHog wrote:Does the league know something we don't?? The Sb lately have been big...their betting on the cap going way up in 2007 when a new deal is do.
I think it would be safe to say that 100 million $ salary cap will be here soon. Football is really starting to takeoff with all the crap going on in baseball.
I also think Pop Warner and high school coaches will produce better athletes because of the rulings. The business would demand it.
Who will be the Lebron James of football
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:56 am
by Texas Hog
I understand from what I heard this morning, that this deal is very cap friendly. I'd take Payton with a cap friendly deal...regardless of the #s.