Jamaal Jackson signed for 5 years $13-15mil

[Susquehanna Birder]

Maybe there's an option on the 8th? I hope Demon is right about Bunkley, then.

[mussa]

excellant 

who's next Dawkins? Lewis, Hood?

[Philly_Crew]

I think the question was whether or not they keep Fraley AFTER this year (the last year of his contract)...

Nope.  Question is pretty clear...it's even written in proper English:

Do we keep Hank for the final year of his contract as insurance?

which they won't.

Of course they won't.

Fraley is limited in that he could only play center and would be overwhelmed at guard.  I could see the Birds staying with a young guy who can back-up both guard and center.  That said, it would make sense to keep Fraley for the experience he has and his decent salary.

[rjs246]

If anyone mentions Scott Young I'm going to farging lose it.

[SunMo]

i heard this the other day but forgot to mention it.

Spadaro was on 950 and said that Herremans is the starter a LG right now, and that SCOTT YOUNG is battling with Jean-Gilles and Clarke for the backup spot.

[SunMo]

Eagles | More details on Jackson's contract extension
Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:39:46 -0700

Marc Narducci, of the Philadelphia Inquirer, reports Philadelphia Eagles OC Jamaal Jackson's five-year contract extension included a $1.75 million signing bonus. Jackson could earn as much as $4 million as part of a two-tier bonus system, according to a person familiar with the deal. If Jackson plays through the life of the contract and achieves certain performance escalators, the contract could be worth $20 million. His base salary for 2006 remains $350,000. With the escalators in his contract, Jackson will be paid more if he is a starter, and even more if he is selected for the Pro Bowl. "Just because they give you a contract doesn't mean you will automatically be the starter, so I have to still go in and work hard," Jackson said.

[Diomedes]

Pastabelly on the "battle" between Fraley and Jackson

• Hank Fraley versus Jamaal Jackson (Philadelphia, center): During 2001-2004, Fraley, a self-made player, started all but one game for the Eagles, and was a model of consistency. A former undrafted college free agent from tiny Robert Morris College, claimed on waivers by Philadelphia after Pittsburgh released him, Fraley exhibited remarkable scrappiness, great technique and superior knowledge of blocking schemes. But then Fraley wrecked his shoulder in 2005, Jackson replaced him in the lineup for the final eight games of the season and the Eagles discovered that bigger might be better. The 330-pound Jackson has a 30-pound advantage on Fraley and, while he lacks Fraley's savvy, Jackson might be stouter as an inside anchor. That the Philadelphia staff likes Jackson, who didn't appear in a single game in his first two years in the league, was evidenced this week when the Eagles signed him to a long-term contract extension. Fraley remains what he always has been, a lunch-pail guy with guile and nuance, and this figures to be quite a battle for the starting job.

from here:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2525853