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02-29-2012 06:41 PM |
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Originally Posted by ScottF
(Post 381198)
True, but those deals are loaded front end so the base salary is lower. Harrison got 10 million signing bonus, Lewis averages 7.5m a year in this contract, and Ware restructured last year and got more upfront.
I'm not disagreeing with you; I'm just saying that Vilma is not overpaid and would probably laugh if asked to restructure
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You're right, and I don't think Vilma was overpaid when he was given this contract. In fact, he probably was very fairly valued by the $6.8M average annual salary, which is about what SF gave to Brooks yesterday.
And the production comparisons between those examples I gave and Vilma wouldn't be that useful since only Lewis plays the same position as Vilma.
I think Urlacher has the highest average salary of all the LBs with $11.3M/year, Vilma fits just inside the top 100 (of all players in the NFL) with his $6.8M/year. The closest comparable guy is A.J. Hawk with $6.75M/year, which shows that the Saints would definitely not be overpaying him if he could play on the level he did before his injuries.
Vilma would probably restructure if he felt like he couldn't be a starter anymore because of his knees, but then again, I would think he would just decide to retire if that was the case.
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