Anybody else worried?

[soapman]

Camp starts tomorrow and we don't have Hardy or McLovin signed?

[Dr. Lecter]

Re: Anybody else worried?

No.

This is year it is difficult to sign picks due to the status of the CBA.

[Patrick76777]

Re: Anybody else worried?

Camp starts tomorrow and we don't have Hardy or McLovin signed?

Nope. I'll start worrying a week from today.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Anybody else worried?

Probably wont be signed till next week. Holdouts are going to be record high this year.

[DraftBoy]

Re: Anybody else worried?

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d808c2409&template=with-video&confirm=true

[Pride]

Re: Anybody else worried?

Thanks DB! Good Link

I didnt realize that the NFL is moving away from 4 year contracts to 5 year for rooks..

[mybills]

Re: Anybody else worried?

no, the Pats haven't signed Mayo yet, either.

[OpIv37]

Re: Anybody else worried?

it sucks because they're missing valuable camp time, but it's become the norm in the NFL. Hopefully the next CBA will have a rookie cap to eliminate or at least reduce these situations.

[ddaryl]

Re: Anybody else worried?

I'm more concerned about Evans extension !!!!!

[Novacane]

Re: Anybody else worried?

I'm not worried. My brother played golf with a guy who has a friend whose wife is friends with a woman whose husband is a garbage man. He was talking to a janitor when he was emptying the dumpster at RWS and the janitor told him he overheard Russ talking to these players agents when he was cleaning Russ' office and the players should be signed and in camp within days.

[mybills]

Re: Anybody else worried?

[THATHURMANATOR]

Re: Anybody else worried?

I am more worried about Peters

[Mr. Miyagi]

Re: Anybody else worried?

I'm not worried. My brother played golf with a guy who has a friend whose wife is friends with a woman whose husband is a garbage man. He was talking to a janitor when he was emptying the dumpster at RWS and the janitor told him he overheard Russ talking to these players agents when he was cleaning Russ' office and the players should be signed and in camp within days.

Hey Pat did you hear the good news?

[Ickybaluky]

Re: Anybody else worried?

no, the Pats haven't signed Mayo yet, either.

They did today, and he will be there after the first practice of camp.

Though there might be a few holdouts, you will see most picks signed within the first couple days of camp. I don't expect any more protracted holdouts than prior years.

With the ruling a couple days ago on the CBA that teams can still guarantee 4th year money even with the owner's opting out, it removed a big obstacle to signing players. That, more than anything, was making teams/agents of 1st and 2nd round picks to wait, since it is a common method for teams to guarantee those players a certain amount of money while still fitting them within the rookie pool allotment. Since it has been ruled on, you will see a flurry of signings in the next couple days.

[soapman]

Re: Anybody else worried?

no, the Pats haven't signed Mayo yet, either.

Now are you worried?

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2008/07/pats_sign_mayo.html