Re: Deion Branch given permission to seek a trade

In article <C114D7E1.2B0BE%joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>, joe@xxxxxxxxxxx says...

On 8/25/06 4:00 PM, in article
9M-dnf6gvYN5y3LZnZ2dnUVZ_smdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx,
"Armand" <Bluzeguitar@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Branch's agent is expected to contact the Eagles but don't hold your
breath.
They would have to offer him more than the 6 mil or so that he's making
right
now, then workout a deal with NE for the trade.

Huh? He's making $6 mill this year and holding out, I'm saying no.

Would I take him? Sure.
Will I give it more thought than this post? Probably Not.

JP

6 mil. total over an extended contract that NE wants to give him. He thinks
he's worth more. Here's what he made so far.

Year Team Base Salary Sign Bonus Other Bonus
2005 Patriots $ 455,000 $ 247,180 $ 702,180
2004 Patriots $ 380,000 $ 4,200 $ 384,200
2003 Patriots $ 300,000 $ 4,500 $ 304,500
2002 Patriots $ 225,000 $ 1,025,000 $ 1,250,000


His 2006 base salary is $1,045,000.

So you see, he wants a whopping raise.




I don't see it happening but
it's nice to think about.



In article <daHHg.715$Db4.80566@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, asdf@xxxxxx says...

Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe reports that the Patriots have released
the
following statement:

"The New England Patriots have given Deion Branch permission to seek
a
trade
and negotiate a contract with other clubs. This permission will extend
until
September 1, 2006."

Here's our take on the development: The team is trying to soften him up
to
end his holdout.

The problem is that Branch still has a limb up his knothole regarding the
five-year deal that he signed as a rookie, and the fact that the team's
prior offer of a multi-year contract is less valuable in his eyes because
he
doesn't want an extension but a replacement of the final year of his
rookie
deal.

In essence, he wants to be paid like an unrestricted free agent, even
though
he's under contract for another year.

So the Pats are letting him shop for other offers, knowing full well that
any offers he might receive will also take into account the fact that the
Super Bowl XXXIX MVP is still under contract for a year. Further reducing
the value of any contract that another team might present to him is the
fact
that compensation must be given to the Patriots in order to acquire his
rights.

Thus, at a time when Branch has expressed a belief that "everything's
going
to work out," the Pats have given Deion an olive branch of sorts in order
to
further nudge him into coming back. He'll feel like the team is being
cooperative by letting him try to get the best deal possible, even if the
team has no intention at the end of the day to give up his rights. The
only
risk is that Branch and his agent will use this opportunity as a way to
gauge the market for his services in March 2007.

Then again, that might be a good thing for the Pats, since Branch would
likely realize that he's not going to command Moss or Marvin money if
the
Patriots choose not to apply the franchise tag.

Our guess? Branch will conclude that he's not going to get many or any
offers better than the one he didn't accept from New England, and he'll
decide to report in time to get paid his full salary for 2006, hoping that
the team will eventually put back on the table the offer that was yanked
after Branch's agent, Jason Chayut, likely alienated the organization by
taking his case to the media.





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