How our team shapes up contract-wise

Here is a look at how the core players contracts look. This information was compiled by a fellow fan. Makes for an interesting read.


QB
Bulger(30) 1 year (FA 2008)
Frerotte(36) 2 years
Fitzpatrick(25) 1 (RFA 2008)

RB
Jackson(24) 2 years
Hedgecock(26) 1 year (RFA 2008)

WR
Holt(31) 3 years
Bruce(35) 2 years
Bennett(29) 6 years
Hall(29) 2 years
Looker (31) 2 years

TE
McMichael(28') 3 years
Klopfenstein(24) 3 years
Byrd(23) 2 years


OL
Pace(31) 4 years
Barron(25) 3 years
Incognito(24) 2 years
Setterstrom(23) 2 years
McCollum(37) 1 year (FA 2008)
Terrell(25) 1 year (RFA 2008)

ST
Massey(28') 3 years
Wilkins(35) 3 years
Jones(27) 5 years

DE
Little(33) 3 years
Hall(30) 2 years
Adeyanju(24) 2 years

DT
Glover(33) 2 years
Carriker(23)???
Wroten(24) 3 years

LB
Tinoisamoa(26) 5 years
Witherspoon(27) 5 years
Chillar(25) 1 year (FA 2008)
Draft(31) 3 years
Alston(24) 2 years

CB
Brown(30) 4 years
Hill(25) 4 years
Bartell(25) 2 years

S
Chavous(31) 4 years
Atogwe(26) 1 year (FA 2008)
Johnson(29) 4 years

So assuming Bulger signs, we're only looking at Chillar, Atogwe and McCollum for next years UFAs. Not bad.

I think theres a good chance McCollum will be retiring, seeing as he'll be 38 at this time next year.

Remind me again why we signed Chavous for five years?....or why we signed Chavous at all?

The following is my opinion on the ones with two years or less.

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Originally Posted by RamWraith

Bulger(30) 1 year (FA 2008)
Jackson(24) 2 years

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These two won't be cheap but we need to start working on locking them up long term. Jackson's price tag will go up with another big season.

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Originally Posted by RamWraith

Fitzpatrick(25) 1 (RFA 2008)
Hedgecock(26) 1 year (RFA 2008)
Looker (31) 2 years
Byrd(23) 2 years
McCollum(37) 1 year (FA 2008)
Glover(33) 2 years
Chillar(25) 1 year (FA 2008)

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I don't see these guys as either a big loss or with much higher contract demands when there contracts come up. I would let there contracts expire and see about resigning the ones of interest then.

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Incognito(24) 2 years
Setterstrom(23) 2 years
Terrell(25) 1 year (RFA 2008)
Atogwe(26) 1 year (FA 2008)

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These are four guys that may start this year and we should stongly consider signing some of them to new contracts while the price is low. I am not saying they need to sign all of them. Just the ones they feel have the best future with them.

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Originally Posted by HUbison

So assuming Bulger signs, we're only looking at Chillar, Atogwe and McCollum for next years UFAs. Not bad.

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Your right overall we are in great shape next year as well.

Romberg wasn't listed with the OL. He'll be a restricted free agent in the spring.

atogwe will start and i am sure he will be one of the greats. we do need to get bulger and steven's contracts extended though.

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Originally Posted by Nick

Romberg wasn't listed with the OL. He'll be a restricted free agent in the spring.

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And, provided he plays at a respectable level, i'll bet a highly touted one.

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Originally Posted by PHAT-MONEY

atogwe will start and i am sure he will be one of the greats.

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Why are you so sure? Because he had three or four decent games last year? Let's see how he does this year before we tag him with the "great" label.

We need to re-sign Bulger before he hits the FA market. Yahoo reported that the deal was close a week ago. We also need to re-sign OJ Atogwe.

Atogwe will be the big one we'll want to keep next off-season. Bulger should have a nice long contract soon. Chillar garnered no interest as a RFA this off-season, and his lack of impressive numbers will probably keep him somewhat off the radar of other teams. If we want him, we should be able to retain his services. It seems like it isn't too hard to tender restricted free agents such that no one else will go for them as very few RFAs have changed teams in the last couple years.

The fact that Incognito, Setterstrom, Terrell, and Romberg could hit free agency in the same year could potentially be a problem in 2009.

Obviously signing Bulger long-term is the main thing to do contract-wise. But I also think serious thought should be given to offer Atogwe a contract soon, I'd expect him to continue his improvement this year and be a lot more expensive when all's said and done in '07. It's a gamble yes, but one that I think should at least be considered.