Burleson to Seahawks?
In a move dubbed "bizarre" by one NFL general manager, the Seahawks have signed restricted free agent WR Nate Burleson to a 7-year, $49 million offer sheet. The terms of the contract are the exact same as that signed by Pro Bowl guard Steve Hutchinson, who ended up with the Vikings after the Seahawks lost an arbitration case challenging provisions of the contract.
This is a ridiculous move for the Seahawks, especially if it is done to prove a point. Burleson has one good season under his belt, and was terrible when given the #1 position last season. Maybe a change of scenery will help, but the Seahawks are making a terrible mistake with the length and amount of this deal.
posted by joebook @ 6:10 AM
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I think it's completely reckless, but one of the best "Fuck You" moves in all of sports history.
Holmgren speaks:
"That was very distasteful to me, to retaliate so to speak like that (against the Vikings)," Holmgren said. "I do believe the commissioner should look into these kind of clauses. We work so hard on trying to gain labor peace and a new collective bargaining agreement and then we as clubs allow agents to get cute and circumvent it. On the playing field there are rules and there are unwritten rules about how the game should be played in the spirit and the fairness of it all. It doesn't make sense to me that we had to lose such a fine football player this way. I was surprised by the ruling."
he said cute
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