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arton86 · 03-03-2013, 07:39 PM

Boone deal heats up, then fizzles
Present Day

Contract negotiations with Randy Boone heated up over draft weekend, with the team coming up with an offer that reportedly included as much as $60 million guaranteed over the next four years, but the sides parted without reaching a deal.

There's some suggestion, however, that the parties are not too far away.

"Randy's a trooper", said his agent, Peter Schaffer, who also represents six other Bees. "He's extremely loyal and he trusts that the franchise will do right by him, eventually. He's not the kind of player who would ever hold out of any training camp or even optional OTAs, even if I advised him to."

"Which I did, by the way," he added.

With the Boone camp all but giving up their considerable leverage and negotiating position, the doors appear open for Utah to use its cap space -- 6th most in the league -- to lock down its other long-term vets.

The team will now have the option of using the tag on Boone in the offseason, although that projects to be expensive. This year's QB tag comes in a cool $17.52 million, and the top quarterback's salary in 2029 will increase 20% to over $26 million.

Instead, it's more likely that the team will use the generous amount of in-season negotiating time now afforded to it, to get a deal done now for their star quarterback, and reserve a possible franchise tag for the end of his career, when it becomes less an insulting necessity and more a sensible reward.

03-03-2013, 07:39 PM	#5
arton86 Rookie OVR: 3 Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: The Blazin' Bees \| A Front Office Football MP Dynasty Boone deal heats up, then fizzles Present Day Contract negotiations with Randy Boone heated up over draft weekend, with the team coming up with an offer that reportedly included as much as $60 million guaranteed over the next four years, but the sides parted without reaching a deal. There's some suggestion, however, that the parties are not too far away. "Randy's a trooper", said his agent, Peter Schaffer, who also represents six other Bees. "He's extremely loyal and he trusts that the franchise will do right by him, eventually. He's not the kind of player who would ever hold out of any training camp or even optional OTAs, even if I advised him to." "Which I did, by the way," he added. With the Boone camp all but giving up their considerable leverage and negotiating position, the doors appear open for Utah to use its cap space -- 6th most in the league -- to lock down its other long-term vets. The team will now have the option of using the tag on Boone in the offseason, although that projects to be expensive. This year's QB tag comes in a cool $17.52 million, and the top quarterback's salary in 2029 will increase 20% to over $26 million. Instead, it's more likely that the team will use the generous amount of in-season negotiating time now afforded to it, to get a deal done now for their star quarterback, and reserve a possible franchise tag for the end of his career, when it becomes less an insulting necessity and more a sensible reward. __________________ The Blazin' Utah Bees! \| A Front Office Football MP dynasty Big Ten Nebraska - a BBCF dynasty! [defunct] simgamingnetwork.com (FOF, BBCF, and OOTP leagues - come sign on up!)