BillsFever
07-26-2003, 04:51 PM
Policy says team went out on a limb for some draft picks and wants long-term commitment
By Patrick McManamon
Beacon Journal staff writer
BEREA - Carmen Policy confirmed that the Browns want all of their draft picks to sign five-year contracts, and it doesn't sound like the team will back down from that request.
``We feel very strongly about it this year,'' Policy said Friday.
The request for a five-year deal seems to be the major reason none of the team's seven draft picks have signed. Though first- and second-round picks frequently sign five-, six- or seven-year deals, lower-round picks don't.
Agents and players reject them, because it delays the player's ability to get to free agency. The Browns countered by offering a higher signing bonus. Policy said one reason the team is asking for the long-term commitment is because the team ``reached'' to draft some of them.
``We put ourselves out on a limb, way out on a limb in some cases,'' Policy said.
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/sports/6389529.htm
By Patrick McManamon
Beacon Journal staff writer
BEREA - Carmen Policy confirmed that the Browns want all of their draft picks to sign five-year contracts, and it doesn't sound like the team will back down from that request.
``We feel very strongly about it this year,'' Policy said Friday.
The request for a five-year deal seems to be the major reason none of the team's seven draft picks have signed. Though first- and second-round picks frequently sign five-, six- or seven-year deals, lower-round picks don't.
Agents and players reject them, because it delays the player's ability to get to free agency. The Browns countered by offering a higher signing bonus. Policy said one reason the team is asking for the long-term commitment is because the team ``reached'' to draft some of them.
``We put ourselves out on a limb, way out on a limb in some cases,'' Policy said.
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/sports/6389529.htm