Asomugha to sign long term with Raiders

[Murph]

Now there will be no top tier CB's hitting the market. Good news for Lucas if we choose to cut him as he can probably find work.

http://raiderbeat.com/?p=684

[The Link]

Why would you purposefully sign with Oakland?

[Murph]

cha ching!

[rodeo]

yeah, it's got to be a vulgar amount of money to get someone to waste their entire career.

[Henne Given Sunday]

id rather get paid 17 dollars a game for a better team.....then millions for the raiders.....whata joke...

[natty]

id rather get paid 17 dollars a game for a better team.....then millions for the raiders.....whata joke...

Say that again after you've had 8 figures put in front of your face.

[Lout]

For a change, the Oakland Raiders intercepted CB Nnamdi Asomugha on his way to the free-agent market.

Asomugha signed a three-year deal that is worth a minimum of $45 million and could reach $50 million, a league source said.

It’s a complex contract that the NFL had to sift through and approve, and it has. The deal works like this:

The first two years, worth $28.5 million, are fully guaranteed. In the third year of the contract, if Oakland wants to keep Asomugha, it must pay him the average of the top five highest-paid quarterbacks in the game or $16.875 million — whichever is greater. If the Raiders fail to pick up the option, Asomugha will become a free agent, with Oakland not having the ability to tag him again.

It’s a complex deal, but the bottom line is it’s done. The Raiders kept Asomugha and punter Shane Lechler without having to use a franchise tag.

[Murph]

Damn, he raped the Raiders and he still will have plenty of value after it is over to get another huge deal in 2 or 3 years from now.

Damn. 14.25 per for 2 years guaranteed with no catches. Damn.

[Henne Given Sunday]

Say that again after you've had 8 figures put in front of your face.

haha obviously it was a joke...but in his situation when he could have gotten alot of money to play on a good team....i would have takin that instead...

[carpanfan96]

Damn, he raped the Raiders and he still will have plenty of value after it is over to get another huge deal in 2 or 3 years from now.

Damn. 14.25 per for 2 years guaranteed with no catches. Damn.

Yes he did, if he stays on the third he gets 16 million or the average of the top 5 QB's in the league. WOW

[Cardiac Cats86]

think ESPN just said he was the hightest paid CB EVER! Is he worth all that maybe not but to the Raiders I guess so.

[frash.exe]

...and that collective gasp you hear is the mass of fans all over the country in disappointment that Aso will not go to any other team, at least for now.

[Boltergeist]

...and that collective gasp you hear is the mass of fans all over the country in disappointment that Aso will not go to any other team, at least for now.

or elation that he didn't go to a rival of their favorite team.

[carpanfan96]

The bad part for Oakland is the whole contract is guaranteed, The first two years are definite. Though if Oakland takes the 3rd year on him the full 50 million will have been paid, because that 16 million would be guaranteed as well. WOW, just WOW. Can we trade peppers there....they like giving away money and stuff.