Gunzlingr
05-01-2003, 04:52 PM
Associated Press
May. 1, 2003 4:25 p.m.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to a deal Thursday that will keep healing defensive end Tony Brackens with the team for next season.
The Jaguars restructured his contract, giving him an incentive-filled deal that will drop his salary cap figure by almost $4 million, to about $4.5 million.
It was the only way they could keep Brackens, who missed most of last year with a knee injury and had risky microfracture surgery performed on the knee. He won't be able to play until training camp, and only then will the Jaguars know if he's healthy enough to play.
When Jacksonville signed defensive end Hugh Douglas to a five-year, $27 million deal in March, some thought it signaled the end for Brackens in Jacksonville.
Coach Jack Del Rio insisted otherwise, and Brackens said he would be willing to come back in any role he could. The team's all-time sack leader will likely either back up Douglas or move to left end.
http://foxsports.lycos.com/content/view?contentId=1260854
May. 1, 2003 4:25 p.m.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP)—
The Jacksonville Jaguars agreed to a deal Thursday that will keep healing defensive end Tony Brackens with the team for next season.
The Jaguars restructured his contract, giving him an incentive-filled deal that will drop his salary cap figure by almost $4 million, to about $4.5 million.
It was the only way they could keep Brackens, who missed most of last year with a knee injury and had risky microfracture surgery performed on the knee. He won't be able to play until training camp, and only then will the Jaguars know if he's healthy enough to play.
When Jacksonville signed defensive end Hugh Douglas to a five-year, $27 million deal in March, some thought it signaled the end for Brackens in Jacksonville.
Coach Jack Del Rio insisted otherwise, and Brackens said he would be willing to come back in any role he could. The team's all-time sack leader will likely either back up Douglas or move to left end.
http://foxsports.lycos.com/content/view?contentId=1260854