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He thinks he should get paid more than a player actually picked three spots ahead of him because. . .wait for it. . .Mel Kiper and almost every other mock draft had him ranked higher.

LOL

He's getting advice from the wrong people. . .

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Normally, the unpredictable football decisions of Al Davis adversely affect only the team he owns, the bumbling Oakland Raiders.

The NFL’s other 31 teams often benefit from his strange personnel moves, which allow talented draft picks and free agents to slide to them.

In April, the cross-bay San Francisco 49ers rejoiced when the Raiders selected wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey(notes) seventh overall. It allowed the Niners to select Michael Crabtree(notes), a pass-catching machine out of Texas Tech, at No. 10. Predraft hype rated Crabtree higher than Heyward-Bey.

Now the Niners’ dream pick has turned nightmare. In a convoluted strategy, Crabtree is threatening to sit out the 2009 season by negotiating off mock drafts which didn’t occur rather than the real one that did.

Crabtree has decided that he shouldn’t have to be paid less because – based on all the made-up, predicted drafts – Al Davis made a mistake. He wants to be paid more than Heyward-Bey, demanding his contract reflect that it was actually he who was the higher selected receiver.

It’s a ground-breaking, if intellectually bankrupt, concept.

Crabtree’s camp said Thursday that he is even willing to sit out the year and re-enter the draft next spring unless he gets more than the $23.5 million the Raiders guaranteed Heyward-Bey. The news was first reported by profootballtalk.com. Anything less than that stratospheric number is “unacceptable.”

“We are prepared to do it,” David Wells, a cousin of Crabtree, told ESPN. “Michael just wants fair market value. Michael is one of the best players in the draft, and he just wants to be paid like one of the best players.”

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yeah i saw that he was going to hold out all year but i didnt think it was because of this. What a goober haha

He may just usurp TO for ego trip award...

Would he really get to re-enter the draft? I don't see how the 49ers wouldn't retain the rights to him. When Hershel Walker signed with the USFL, Dallas retained his rights for three years. How is this any different? Is there some new rule in the latest CBA? Or is it because the CBA ends this year?

Deadskins wrote:Would he really get to re-enter the draft? I don't see how the 49ers wouldn't retain the rights to him. When Hershel Walker signed with the USFL, Dallas retained his rights for three years. How is this any different? Is there some new rule in the latest CBA? Or is it because the CBA ends this year?

My understanding is that a player who is drafted, but does not sign a contract with ANY professional team is eligible for the following draft, unless otherwise declared by the Commissioner.

If that player signs a contract with another professional league (such as, in the case of Joe Theisman, the CFL, or in the case of Herschel Walker, the old USFL), however, the drafting team retains rights for 5 years.

I also found that opinion on several football sites, but while I think they are accurate, I wouldn't call them authorative, so take it with a grain of salt.

So, if this guy sits out for the season and re-enters the draft, what happens to 49ers? Do, they get any kind of compensation?

Nope. They get nada.

They are in a bad situation. On the one hand, they want to get something out of their pick, but on the other they would be setting a horrible precedent by paying this guy. He should not get to re-enter the draft, IMO.

This is an example why the NFL needs a structured rookie compensation program. Having set salaries at the position you are picked would eliminate any holdout actions by the player.

I agree, the NFL needs a rookie salary cap, like the NBA.

However, what the NFL needs are for ALL the owners to grow a pair and let this jerk sit out the year and then NOT pick him next year.

I'm a MD alum and you can't imagine how happy I was that Bey got picked before that egomaniac. He already appears to be like OchoCinco.

I see guys like him and Owens and realize how lucky we are to have Moss, what a class act that guy is. Maybe he's afraid of Mike S.

Maybe he's afraid of Mike S.

Anyone who ever saw Singletary play would understand that.

I went on an Alaskan cruise a few weeks back, and Mike was on the ship, too. Didn't seem so scary to me. Then again, he wasn't out to get me.

Deadskins wrote:I went on an Alaskan cruise a few weeks back, and Mike was on the ship, too. Didn't seem so scary to me. Then again, he wasn't out to get me.

He's just intense. Even in his post game interviews, damn that guy's intense. I welcome seeing that, knowing he's one of the best linebackers ever to play the game, instilling that in to his young players. I can't see anything but good things resulting from the guys under him.

Deadskins wrote:I went on an Alaskan cruise a few weeks back, and Mike was on the ship, too. Didn't seem so scary to me. Then again, he wasn't out to get me.

As you said... he wasn't out to get you...

I'm pretty sure that his picture is the definition of the word "intensity" in the dictionary...

fredp45 wrote:I agree, the NFL needs a rookie salary cap, like the NBA.

However, what the NFL needs are for ALL the owners to grow a pair and let this jerk sit out the year and then NOT pick him next year.

I'm a MD alum and you can't imagine how happy I was that Bey got picked before that egomaniac. He already appears to be like OchoCinco.

I see guys like him and Owens and realize how lucky we are to have Moss, what a class act that guy is. Maybe he's afraid of Mike S.

I think that after sitting out a year, his value would drop next year. If he thinks otherwise, he (& his agent) are fools.

Seriously, if he sat on his ass for a year and didn't play any football he'd be a 2nd or 3rd rounder next year and get a 5 year 6Mil contract instead of the 20+ Mil one he is mad about now.

49ers, rookie WR Crabtree reach 6-year deal


After a contract stalemate that lasted four weeks into the NFL season, the 49ers have finally reached a deal with their first-round pick.

San Francisco on Wednesday agreed to a six-year deal with wide receiver Michael Crabtree, one day after a face-to-face meeting with 49ers vice president of football operations Paraag Marathe in the Bay area.

Team spokesman Bob Lange confirmed the deal Wednesday morning. Complete financial terms were not immediately disclosed.

The deal could void to five years if Crabtree has two very good years among his first four, otherwise he'll make just $4 million in the sixth year.

Crabtree was expected to participate in practice Wednesday as the 49ers prepare for Sunday's home game against Atlanta. It's unclear when Crabtree will be game ready after missing so much time, but San Francisco has a bye next week so it's conceivable he could make his debut in a limited role Oct. 25 at Houston.

The former Texas Tech star was the only draft pick who hadn't signed; even rapper MC Hammer got involved to finally make it happen.

Sources told FOXSports.com that Eugene Parker, the agent for San Francisco's top draft pick and holdout Crabtree, had the Tuesday afternoon meeting in an attempt to revive contract talks for the former Texas Tech wide receiver.

Lange said the 49ers would not get into particulars of discussions or negotiations.

"The 49ers were pleased to meet with Michael and Eugene in person," Lange said.

The 22-year-old Crabtree hadn't accepted the 49ers' long-standing offer for approximately five years and $20 million with a reported $16 million guaranteed — instead seeking money comparable to the higher picks.

Despite plenty of pre-draft hype that billed Crabtree as a top-five talent, the wideout slid to the 49ers and the No. 10 overall pick in April's NFL Draft.

Singletary, whose team leads the NFC West and at 3-1 is off to its best start since 2002, said Monday he would welcome Crabtree whenever he shows up to join the team.

Singletary acknowledged last month that the 49ers discussed changing their offer to Crabtree, and team president Jed York said in mid-September that the team hoped for a face-to-face meeting with Crabtree but hadn't heard back from his representatives.

San Francisco needed to sign Crabtree by Nov. 17 for him to remain eligible to play this season. The team would have had a seven-week window before the 2010 draft to trade him if he didn't sign.

Crabtree's effectiveness this season will likely be limited because he missed all of training camp.

Crabtree caught 97 passes for 1,165 yards and 19 touchdowns last year during his sophomore season at Texas Tech. He finished his college career with 231 receptions for 3,127 yards and 41 touchdowns.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/1017 ... -year-deal