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CHIEFS ADDRESS ALLEN REPORTS
Posted by Mike Florio on April 17, 2008, 3:04 p.m.
The Kansas City Chiefs have issued a statement regarding media reports of a potential trade of defensive end Jared Allen to either the Minnesota Vikings or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“We will confirm that we have been in conversation with a few teams regarding the possibility of acquiring Jared Allen’s contractual rights,” team president and G.M. Carl Peterson said. “Any potential agreement would be contingent on the Chiefs receiving appropriate compensation and Jared’s representative reaching a contract agreement.
“Jared is not an exclusive franchise player. Therefore, based on the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, he has the right to visit and negotiate with other teams. However, for any trade to be completed, the Chiefs would need to reach an agreement on compensation. At this point, all of these discussions are preliminary.”
Whether the discussion move beyond “preliminary” is something that needs to happen pretty damn soon. We’re assuming that the Chiefs would like to convert Allen’s right into one or more draft picks that can be used nine days from now.
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That would probably mean Gholsten or even harvey to KC at 5, which could throw the rest of the Top 10 for a loop.
CHIEFS ADDRESS ALLEN REPORTS
Posted by Mike Florio on April 17, 2008, 3:04 p.m.
The Kansas City Chiefs have issued a statement regarding media reports of a potential trade of defensive end Jared Allen to either the Minnesota Vikings or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
“We will confirm that we have been in conversation with a few teams regarding the possibility of acquiring Jared Allen’s contractual rights,” team president and G.M. Carl Peterson said. “Any potential agreement would be contingent on the Chiefs receiving appropriate compensation and Jared’s representative reaching a contract agreement.
“Jared is not an exclusive franchise player. Therefore, based on the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, he has the right to visit and negotiate with other teams. However, for any trade to be completed, the Chiefs would need to reach an agreement on compensation. At this point, all of these discussions are preliminary.”
Whether the discussion move beyond “preliminary” is something that needs to happen pretty damn soon. We’re assuming that the Chiefs would like to convert Allen’s right into one or more draft picks that can be used nine days from now.
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That would probably mean Gholsten or even harvey to KC at 5, which could throw the rest of the Top 10 for a loop.
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