Howard signs tender

no_cloning · 05-04-2004, 04:58 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...v=st&type=lgns

DE Howard signs one-year franchise tender with Saints

METAIRIE, Louisiana (Ticker) - Defensive end Darren Howard on Tuesday signed the one-year contract tendered by the New Orleans Saints as the team's franchise player.
By designating Howard as a franchise player in February, the Saints were obligated to pay him the average of the five highest-paid defensive ends - a salary of $6.5 million in 2004. (...)

JKool · 05-04-2004, 05:58 PM

Well, that is good news... no matter how you slice it up. Of course, it is just a one year contract - boo, I say.

WhoDat · 05-04-2004, 06:23 PM

Yeah, this worries me some. The fact that they couldn\'t get a deal done despite trying for a long time and now they draft another DE. I do not like the idea of losing Howard but a lot of signs point to that after this season. I don\'t like it one bit.

BlackandBlue · 05-04-2004, 06:25 PM

Not good. Not good at all.

JKool · 05-04-2004, 06:25 PM

They are paying him a lot of money though. Maybe that\'ll make it a bit harder to deal him? <crosses fingers>

WhoDat · 05-04-2004, 06:39 PM

Deal him this season? Yes. But when the season ends he\'s fair game once again. He can go wherever he wants and I don\'t think we get anything... does anyone know? Does he stay protected after a year as a franchise player?

BlackandBlue · 05-04-2004, 06:43 PM

Not unless they exercise the tag on him again next year.

coastalkid · 05-04-2004, 07:02 PM

I think the Saints knew all along that a long term deal was not looking too good thus the #1 pick....Now we all know the truth as to why a DE with our #1. As I mentioned in another post \"looks like we\'ll allow another quality player to walk away during the prime of his career. This SUCKS!

BrooksMustGo · 05-04-2004, 07:44 PM

The only comfort I\'m going to take in this news depends on whether we are willing to slap the franchise tag back on him at the end of the season. This isn\'t a good sign. The part that will really chap me is if Haz and friends end up letting Howard walk and getting nothing for him.

Howard has just moved up into the #1 spot for the new locker room cancer. :casstet:

biloxi-indian · 05-04-2004, 07:44 PM

coastalkid,

<As one of the cornerstones of the Saints\' emerging defense, Howard has made a major impact since being selected 33rd overall in the 2000 NFL Draft.>

Here is a first round choice that we are playing games with...comments here regarding Smith. The Saints organization is supposed to be building for the future while they allow the future to walk out the door. INSANITY.

05-04-2004, 04:58 PM	#1
no_cloning 100th Post Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 249	Howard signs tender http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slu...v=st&type=lgns DE Howard signs one-year franchise tender with Saints METAIRIE, Louisiana (Ticker) - Defensive end Darren Howard on Tuesday signed the one-year contract tendered by the New Orleans Saints as the team's franchise player. By designating Howard as a franchise player in February, the Saints were obligated to pay him the average of the five highest-paid defensive ends - a salary of $6.5 million in 2004. (...)
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05-04-2004, 05:58 PM	#2
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	Howard signs tender Well, that is good news... no matter how you slice it up. Of course, it is just a one year contract - boo, I say.

05-04-2004, 06:23 PM	#3
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	Howard signs tender Yeah, this worries me some. The fact that they couldn\'t get a deal done despite trying for a long time and now they draft another DE. I do not like the idea of losing Howard but a lot of signs point to that after this season. I don\'t like it one bit.
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05-04-2004, 06:25 PM	#4
BlackandBlue Kinder, gentler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,889	Howard signs tender Not good. Not good at all.

05-04-2004, 06:25 PM	#5
JKool 1000 Posts + Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 2,423	Howard signs tender They are paying him a lot of money though. Maybe that\'ll make it a bit harder to deal him? <crosses fingers>

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05-04-2004, 06:39 PM	#6
WhoDat 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 5,631	Howard signs tender Deal him this season? Yes. But when the season ends he\'s fair game once again. He can go wherever he wants and I don\'t think we get anything... does anyone know? Does he stay protected after a year as a franchise player?
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05-04-2004, 06:43 PM	#7
BlackandBlue Kinder, gentler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: dirty south Posts: 3,889	Howard signs tender Not unless they exercise the tag on him again next year.

05-04-2004, 07:02 PM	#8
coastalkid 100th Post Join Date: May 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 287	Howard signs tender I think the Saints knew all along that a long term deal was not looking too good thus the #1 pick....Now we all know the truth as to why a DE with our #1. As I mentioned in another post \"looks like we\'ll allow another quality player to walk away during the prime of his career. This SUCKS!

05-04-2004, 07:44 PM	#9
BrooksMustGo 1000 Posts + Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,762	Howard signs tender The only comfort I\'m going to take in this news depends on whether we are willing to slap the franchise tag back on him at the end of the season. This isn\'t a good sign. The part that will really chap me is if Haz and friends end up letting Howard walk and getting nothing for him. Howard has just moved up into the #1 spot for the new locker room cancer. :casstet:

05-04-2004, 07:44 PM	#10
biloxi-indian Site Donor Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 1,706	Howard signs tender coastalkid, <As one of the cornerstones of the Saints\' emerging defense, Howard has made a major impact since being selected 33rd overall in the 2000 NFL Draft.> Here is a first round choice that we are playing games with...comments here regarding Smith. The Saints organization is supposed to be building for the future while they allow the future to walk out the door. INSANITY.