Report: Bud Adams was willing to pay Peyton $25 million a year

RockyMountainSaint · 07-10-2012, 05:32 PM

Report: Bud Adams was willing to pay Peyton $25 million a year | ProFootballTalk
When he signed with the Broncos, Peyton Manning got a contract that will pay him a little more than $19 million a season. But Manning could have made significantly more than that.

According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, if Manning had decided to make it all about the money, he could have gotten $25 million a year from the Titans, whose owner, Bud Adams, never made any secret that he desperately wanted Manning to return to Tennessee, where he had been a college star in the 1990s.

Mortensen didn’t say who his source was for that nugget, but it sounds like something that Tom Condon, the agent for both Manning and Drew Brees, would want to put out there as the ongoing negotiations between Brees and the Saints approach the critical July 16 deadline for franchise players to sign long-term contracts. With the Saints and Brees not seeing eye-to-eye on the parameters of a long-term deal, it’s good public relations for the Brees camp to get the word out that at least one other quarterback has been offered much more money than the Saints are offering Brees.

What the Saints are offering is reportedly a contract that would pay Brees $19.25 million a year, just barely more than the Broncos are paying Manning and the highest average salary for any contract in NFL history. But Brees reportedly wants more than $20 million a year. Or about 80 percent of what Adams was willing to pay Manning.

If this is what Brees and Condon have in mind?

Bye Bye Drew! And kiss my Black and Gold Azz!

The Dude · 07-10-2012, 05:46 PM

Nobody knows what he wants.

Srgt. Hulka · 07-10-2012, 06:05 PM

Well Brees ain't gettin no $25 million a year. He can forget that ****.

QBREES9 · 07-10-2012, 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka

Well Brees ain't gettin no $25 million a year. He can forget that ****.

That true. I give 20 million

jeanpierre · 07-10-2012, 11:15 PM

19.5M per annum is too much for a guy that hasn't won any League MVP's...

I don't want to end up like Indy and watch the slow decline of a franchise and then a bottom falls out conclusion...

Let Drew play under the tag and walk - Payton found Romo on the practice squad and got Romo to the point he could start in this league; wonder how he'd had turned out if Payton had stayed...

To Mr. Condon...

It's about the coach, stupid...

Tobias-Reiper · 07-11-2012, 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by jeanpierre

19.5M per annum is too much for a guy that hasn't won any League MVP's.

So a popularity contest amongst sports writers should determine the value of the player?

People,
the reality is, NO ONE knows what really is going on, other than Brees, Loomis, and Condon. Who here knows things like the actual structure of the contract, or if there would be any ramifications stemming from lawsuits and petitions for injunctions by suspended players and what happens to the salary cap should the suspended players be allowed to return, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc.

Stop listening to the anonymous sources close to the situation. I know every time I hear the word "source" or "anonymous source", I want to punch someone in the mouth.

TXGSP · 07-11-2012, 08:04 AM

Why not report Manning could have made down $50 Million.

Anything like this is pretty much, white noise.

I heard Bud Adams would have paid Joe Montana or Steve Young $50 million to come out of retirement and play for the Titans.

TheOak · 07-11-2012, 08:57 AM

Romo

Srgt. Hulka · 07-11-2012, 09:37 AM

Originally Posted by x626xBlack

Romo

Nomo!

SaintsBro · 07-11-2012, 09:55 AM

I think the point jeanpierre is making about Romo is that you don't have to like him, or think he's the bee's knees, but just look at the fact that under Payton's watch in Dallas he was brought up from practice squad to at least a decent starting level NFL quarterback. I don't think Romo is "all that and a bag of chips," but it's a very good point that he emerged and flourished as a QB under Sean Payton. Since Payton left, not so much.

07-10-2012, 05:32 PM	#1
RockyMountainSaint Mmm That Smell! Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Metairie Terrace Posts: 3,073	Report: Bud Adams was willing to pay Peyton $25 million a year Report: Bud Adams was willing to pay Peyton $25 million a year \| ProFootballTalk When he signed with the Broncos, Peyton Manning got a contract that will pay him a little more than $19 million a season. But Manning could have made significantly more than that. According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, if Manning had decided to make it all about the money, he could have gotten $25 million a year from the Titans, whose owner, Bud Adams, never made any secret that he desperately wanted Manning to return to Tennessee, where he had been a college star in the 1990s. Mortensen didn’t say who his source was for that nugget, but it sounds like something that Tom Condon, the agent for both Manning and Drew Brees, would want to put out there as the ongoing negotiations between Brees and the Saints approach the critical July 16 deadline for franchise players to sign long-term contracts. With the Saints and Brees not seeing eye-to-eye on the parameters of a long-term deal, it’s good public relations for the Brees camp to get the word out that at least one other quarterback has been offered much more money than the Saints are offering Brees. What the Saints are offering is reportedly a contract that would pay Brees $19.25 million a year, just barely more than the Broncos are paying Manning and the highest average salary for any contract in NFL history. But Brees reportedly wants more than $20 million a year. Or about 80 percent of what Adams was willing to pay Manning. If this is what Brees and Condon have in mind? Bye Bye Drew! And kiss my Black and Gold Azz! jeanpierre likes this.
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QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,990	Originally Posted by Srgt. Hulka Well Brees ain't gettin no $25 million a year. He can forget that ****. That true. I give 20 million

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jeanpierre Site Donor 2018 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Thibodaux Posts: 43,543 Blog Entries: 39	19.5M per annum is too much for a guy that hasn't won any League MVP's... I don't want to end up like Indy and watch the slow decline of a franchise and then a bottom falls out conclusion... Let Drew play under the tag and walk - Payton found Romo on the practice squad and got Romo to the point he could start in this league; wonder how he'd had turned out if Payton had stayed... To Mr. Condon... It's about the coach, stupid... Crusader likes this.

07-11-2012, 02:43 PM	#6
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Originally Posted by jeanpierre 19.5M per annum is too much for a guy that hasn't won any League MVP's. So a popularity contest amongst sports writers should determine the value of the player? People, the reality is, NO ONE knows what really is going on, other than Brees, Loomis, and Condon. Who here knows things like the actual structure of the contract, or if there would be any ramifications stemming from lawsuits and petitions for injunctions by suspended players and what happens to the salary cap should the suspended players be allowed to return, etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc. Stop listening to the anonymous sources close to the situation. I know every time I hear the word "source" or "anonymous source", I want to punch someone in the mouth.
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TXGSP LET MY TEAM GO! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Just north of COWGAL HELL Posts: 296	Why not report Manning could have made down $50 Million. Anything like this is pretty much, white noise. I heard Bud Adams would have paid Joe Montana or Steve Young $50 million to come out of retirement and play for the Titans.

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Srgt. Hulka 1000 Posts + Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Shreveport, LA Posts: 4,417	Originally Posted by x626xBlack Romo Nomo!

07-11-2012, 09:55 AM	#10
SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	I think the point jeanpierre is making about Romo is that you don't have to like him, or think he's the bee's knees, but just look at the fact that under Payton's watch in Dallas he was brought up from practice squad to at least a decent starting level NFL quarterback. I don't think Romo is "all that and a bag of chips," but it's a very good point that he emerged and flourished as a QB under Sean Payton. Since Payton left, not so much. Rugby Saint II likes this.