Edited. Full camp report now up. Same link.
The Bills practiced in full pads for the first time in training camp on Monday. QB Craig Nall is nursing a hamstring injury and did not participate. LB Takeo Spikes took part in 7-on-7 work. The Bills also made a personnel move prior to practice, releasing fullback Derrick Ming (Missouri). Check buffalobills.com for further updates throughout the day, including a new Bills Focus piece.
WHITNER: With the contract situation with Whitner taking this long the sticking point has to be years. I don't know that, but the money is pretty much determined with the players around him taken in round one that have signed, not to mention he's the only guy left of the draft picks so the Bills only have a certain amount to offer him this year with respect to the rookie pool. So years of the deal is the only outstanding variable really.
The Bills can sign him to a maximum of a six-year deal and that's likely what they're offering. Whitner's representatives would likely prefer a five-year deal. That way Whitner has the opportunity to test the free agent market one year earlier. A player's second contract is where they make the big money provided they've played well and produced. The sooner they can get to that second contract the better.
If the Bills offered a six-year deal with the last year of the contract capable of becoming voided Whitner's people should take it. I don't know if that will be offered or not. Stay tuned.
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The Bills practiced in full pads for the first time in training camp on Monday. QB Craig Nall is nursing a hamstring injury and did not participate. LB Takeo Spikes took part in 7-on-7 work. The Bills also made a personnel move prior to practice, releasing fullback Derrick Ming (Missouri). Check buffalobills.com for further updates throughout the day, including a new Bills Focus piece.
WHITNER: With the contract situation with Whitner taking this long the sticking point has to be years. I don't know that, but the money is pretty much determined with the players around him taken in round one that have signed, not to mention he's the only guy left of the draft picks so the Bills only have a certain amount to offer him this year with respect to the rookie pool. So years of the deal is the only outstanding variable really.
The Bills can sign him to a maximum of a six-year deal and that's likely what they're offering. Whitner's representatives would likely prefer a five-year deal. That way Whitner has the opportunity to test the free agent market one year earlier. A player's second contract is where they make the big money provided they've played well and produced. The sooner they can get to that second contract the better.
If the Bills offered a six-year deal with the last year of the contract capable of becoming voided Whitner's people should take it. I don't know if that will be offered or not. Stay tuned.
--- http://buffalobills.com/blog/?blogger_id=1
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