SackAttack
11-19-2006, 03:09 AM
Mitch Peters, a third-year SLB out of Central Michigan, has informed me prior to the 2007 season that he's holding out for an improved contract after leading the team in tackles and assists en route to our Front Office Bowl win over the Cleveland Browns.
So, okay, I go take a look at what he's asking, just to see if it's worth giving him.
He has one year left on his current contract: $1.82m base salary, $810k bonus, total of $2.63m.
He wants a new three year deal with the following breakdown:
$1.63m bonus
$590k Y1 ($1.94m total value)
$1.7m Y2 ($2.24m total value)
$2.15m Y3 ($2.69m total value)
I realize contracts aren't guaranteed, but it seems like if you're the team leader in tackles and the team's best defensive player, that you might want to actually request a raise if you're going to initiate a contract holdout. Yeah, you get that $1.63m in extra bonus money, but c'mon - surely you have a little more leverage than that.
So, okay, I go take a look at what he's asking, just to see if it's worth giving him.
He has one year left on his current contract: $1.82m base salary, $810k bonus, total of $2.63m.
He wants a new three year deal with the following breakdown:
$1.63m bonus
$590k Y1 ($1.94m total value)
$1.7m Y2 ($2.24m total value)
$2.15m Y3 ($2.69m total value)
I realize contracts aren't guaranteed, but it seems like if you're the team leader in tackles and the team's best defensive player, that you might want to actually request a raise if you're going to initiate a contract holdout. Yeah, you get that $1.63m in extra bonus money, but c'mon - surely you have a little more leverage than that.