McNair gets $50 Million Signing bonus!! but theres a catch

pakowitz · 03-29-2004, 09:00 PM

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McNair's new deal gives Titans cap relief but leaves his future in question
Updated: Monday March 29, 2004 3:02PM

PALM BEACH, Fla.-- In 20 years covering the NFL, I have seen a lot of weird player contracts, but I do believe the one signed by Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair on March 2 takes the cake.

According to NFL contract databank figures obtained by SI.com, the Titans, in whittling down their massive salary-cap figure before the start of free agency early this month, re-worked and extended the 2003 co-MVP's contract through the 2009 season. In so doing, they agreed to pay McNair the highest bonus ever given to a football player: $50 million. But there are several large asterisks to the deal, asterisks that mean he may never see the big payday -- and that leave me wondering if McNair will play football beyond 2006.

"I know [GM] Floyd Reese and Steve got something done," Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher, here for the start of the NFL's annual owners meetings, told me Sunday night. "But I'm not aware of the specifics of the deal."

Let's examine those specifics.

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one interesting thing i found in this article,

"I think one of the bonuses the Cowboys got in signing Drew Henson was brain-related. He scored an impressive 42 on his Wonderlic test, which the NFL gives to all prospective players. It's a 50-question intelligence and personality examination, taken against the clock. I was once told that a score of 19 is the average for firefighters, 26 for teachers ... and anything above 40 means that mastering an NFL playbook ought to take about seven minutes"

brooks scored what? 17? not good. not good at all

[Edited on 3/30/2004 by pakowitz]

03-29-2004, 09:00 PM	#1
pakowitz The Dark Overlord Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,450	McNair gets $50 Million Signing bonus!! but theres a catch Bonus coverage McNair's new deal gives Titans cap relief but leaves his future in question Updated: Monday March 29, 2004 3:02PM PALM BEACH, Fla.-- In 20 years covering the NFL, I have seen a lot of weird player contracts, but I do believe the one signed by Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair on March 2 takes the cake. According to NFL contract databank figures obtained by SI.com, the Titans, in whittling down their massive salary-cap figure before the start of free agency early this month, re-worked and extended the 2003 co-MVP's contract through the 2009 season. In so doing, they agreed to pay McNair the highest bonus ever given to a football player: $50 million. But there are several large asterisks to the deal, asterisks that mean he may never see the big payday -- and that leave me wondering if McNair will play football beyond 2006. "I know [GM] Floyd Reese and Steve got something done," Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher, here for the start of the NFL's annual owners meetings, told me Sunday night. "But I'm not aware of the specifics of the deal." Let's examine those specifics. For the rest of this article, click here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...mqb/index.html one interesting thing i found in this article, "I think one of the bonuses the Cowboys got in signing Drew Henson was brain-related. He scored an impressive 42 on his Wonderlic test, which the NFL gives to all prospective players. It's a 50-question intelligence and personality examination, taken against the clock. I was once told that a score of 19 is the average for firefighters, 26 for teachers ... and anything above 40 means that mastering an NFL playbook ought to take about seven minutes" brooks scored what? 17? not good. not good at all [Edited on 3/30/2004 by pakowitz]