Saints sign James Laurinaitis

NonieT · 03-25-2016, 11:04 AM

Still not crazy about this signing but at least we didn't give him a boatload of money.

|Mitch| · 03-25-2016, 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by NonieT

Still not crazy about this signing but at least we didn't give him a boatload of money.

He and Anthony on the field at the same time, in whatever fashion... And our defense will be a ****-ton better!

|Mitch| · 03-25-2016, 11:30 AM

Laurinaitis’ three-year deal has a base value of $8.5MM, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (all Twitter links). More details on the deal:

Signing bonus: $1.8MM
Workout bonus: $50K annually
Roster bonuses: $250K in 2017 and 2018 (due on third day of respective league years)
Incentives: Up to $500K annually via playing time and team ranking
Annual base salaries $900K (2016), $2.45MM (2017), $2.45MM (2018)
Annual cap hits: $1.55MM (2016), $3.35MM (2017), $3.35MM (2018)

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voodooido · 03-25-2016, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by NonieT

Still not crazy about this signing but at least we didn't give him a boatload of money.

Less than we gave Hawthorne. Can't be any worse than he was.

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\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints sign James Laurinaitis Originally Posted by NonieT Still not crazy about this signing but at least we didn't give him a boatload of money. He and Anthony on the field at the same time, in whatever fashion... And our defense will be a ****-ton better! K Major likes this.

03-25-2016, 11:30 AM	#3
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Saints sign James Laurinaitis Laurinaitis’ three-year deal has a base value of $8.5MM, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle (all Twitter links). More details on the deal: Signing bonus: $1.8MM Workout bonus: $50K annually Roster bonuses: $250K in 2017 and 2018 (due on third day of respective league years) Incentives: Up to $500K annually via playing time and team ranking Annual base salaries $900K (2016), $2.45MM (2017), $2.45MM (2018) Annual cap hits: $1.55MM (2016), $3.35MM (2017), $3.35MM (2018) ...

03-25-2016, 01:56 PM	#4
voodooido 1000 Posts + Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,840	Re: Saints sign James Laurinaitis Originally Posted by NonieT Still not crazy about this signing but at least we didn't give him a boatload of money. Less than we gave Hawthorne. Can't be any worse than he was.
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