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Just saw on ESPN Bottom Line Bills sign Aaron Schobel to 5 yr. deal. Link coming shortly.
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ESPN-Aaron Schobel Signs 5 Yr. Extension
The crawl on ESPN and ESPN News is reporting that the Bills have signed Aaron Schobel to a 5 year contract extension. No further details were included and at present this story has not been posted on nfl.com, buffalobills.com or espn.com, yet.
However, if it proves to be true, IMHO it will be a major plus for the future of the team.
I will see if I can find a confirmatory story.Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. And, thus it was that they surrendered their freedom; not with a bang, but without even a whimper. -
That's some nice news.Originally posted by LifetimeBillsFanResign our own guys!Comment
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That is ****ing awesome if true. We signed the best one of the 3. Now if Jonas can stay healthy...i'd like to try to re-sign him too.
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Wow.. very pleasant news indeed - and very unexpected!Comment
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yeah.. very good news."All hockey players are bilingual. They know English and profanity." ~ Gordie HoweComment
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Alright....Nice job TD...Very nice. I love getting some great news like this on the dawn of the season....And 5 years, that is a nice term.....DAMN!!!!!
LOVE IT!!!
Ryan Withey
Owner/President/GM/Director of Player Personnel
Kansas City Super Deuces
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Bills sign Aaron Schobel to 5-year contract extension worth almost $28 million
In a move Wednesday that keeps one of their top young players out of the spring 2005 unrestricted free agent market, the Buffalo Bills signed right defensive end Aaron Schobel to a five-year contract extension, ESPN.com has learned.
Retaining the fourth-year veteran is a key for the Bills, since Schobel is the team's top pass rusher and one of several prominent veterans who could have left after this year. Schobel is one of three pending free agents -- left offensive tackle Jonas Jennings and defensive tackle Pat Williams are the others -- with whom Bills officials attempted to carve out extensions before the start of the regular season.
It appears Jennings and Williams will play out the final year of their respective contracts. Schobel and his agents, Jeff Nalley and Vann McElroy, kept negotiations alive over the last few months and were able to strike a deal.
Given the constraints of the salary cap, the Bills could have a difficult time keeping together all of the main components of a defense which statistically ranked No. 2 in the NFL last season, so securing Schobel's services long-term is significant.
Schobel, 27, is now under contract through the 2009 season. The contract extension is worth nearly $28 million in so-called new money, and Schobel received a $7 million signing bonus and will also earn a $2 million roster bonus next spring.
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Yep, great news! I just hope this doesnt affect his "play". Alot of players tend to slack off after they get the big money.
Any idea what the numbers are?Comment
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Numbers not scary at all! Great job! Glad we got this done before the end of the year!Comment
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Not bad at all. Let's see what Clump says...but I think we might be able to re-sign Pat Williams next season now if the price is right.The contract extension is worth nearly $28 million in so-called new money, and Schobel received a $7 million signing bonus and will also earn a $2 million roster bonus next spring.
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