Kennison must repay Broncos

[Gunzlingr]

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1:34 PT: The Denver Post reports former Denver Broncos WR Eddie Kennison – now with the Kansas City Chiefs – has been legally ordered to refund the Broncos a prorated portion of the $500,000 signing bonus he received from the Broncos. In Nov. 2001, Kennison quit playing for the Broncos the night before a game. The team demanded he repay the bonus, but he resisted and later signed with Kansas City. He’ll now have to return $400,000 to Denver. The $400,000-plus relief will help the salary-cap strapped Broncos.

[The_Philster]

Veteran wide receiver Eddie Kennison, who abruptly walked out on the Denver Broncos halfway through the 2001 season, has been ordered by an arbitrator to repay the franchise more than $400,000 of the signing bonus that he received from the team that spring.

The ruling, which could serve as precedent for similar cases in which players do not honor contracts, concludes a strange tale that began when Kennison left the Broncos the night before a Nov. 11, 2001 game against San Diego.

Various sources suggested Kennison told them his heart was no longer in the game. He declined to return to the Broncos, was subsequently released and then signed later in the season with the Kansas City Chiefs. Denver officials sought relief, in terms of repayment of a prorated share of a $500,000 bonus Kennison received that spring as part of a three-year, $6.85 million contract....more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/columns/pasquarelli_len/1528652.html)