Sheldon Brown wants to be traded

[SD_Eagle5]

"It's not about the money"

That's hilarious

[SD_Eagle5]

I really feel bad for Sheldon's money situation
after watching this

[Eagaholic]

from pft

And Brown is trying to drag some of his teammates into the fray.

"Without a doubt there are going to be more problems," Brown said, according to Bob Brookover of the Philadelphia Inquirer.  "I'm not the first guy and I'm not going to be the last guy.  What's the incentive for guys like Trent Cole and Mike Patterson to play above their heads?  Everybody's situation is different and everybody handles their business in a different way.  This situation could have been handled in a different way.  I was forced to put it out there."

Ummm, maybe winning is. STFU already sheldon. You weren't forced to do anything

[ice grillin you]

why is that a point for him?

what does he mean when he says theyve asked the agent if theres anything they can do for sheldon


when sheldon says its not about the money hes saying right now its more about banner completely ignoring him brushing off meetings sending his minion to stand him up ect...of course six months or a year ago or whenever sheldon first contacted banner inc. is was all about the money

IGY seems to think that if they "simply" guarantee the rest of his existing deal, he'd be happy!  Sunshine and puppies!

of course he would...if you knew anything about the contract game in the nfl youd know that this is sheldons last year of guaranteed money and hes 30...it doesnt take a rocket scientist to know that the team is not going to honor those last three years...but if they would it would all be gravy...sad thing is its minimal money...but banner inc. wopuld rather tear the team apart than pay a few bucks

[Eagaholic]

I really feel bad for Sheldon's money situation
after watching this

Big Ben says hi. And "nice Harley."

[Father Demon]

Paul Domowitch: Sheldon Brown's situation with Eagles isn't clear-cut

They don't give out gold watches in the NFL. And as cold as this may sound, they don't pay for past performance. The whole idea of free agency is that if you can play, somebody out there will pay you. Brown's problem is he forfeited his shot at the gold of free agency 5 years ago when he signed his ridiculously long extension with the Eagles.

The easy thing right now is to rip the Eagles for being coldhearted. But the bottom line is, they really have no incentive to sweeten the pot for Brown, who probably has a year, maybe two, left as a starting-caliber corner.

And if Brown thinks somebody else out there is going to jump up, trade for him and give a 30-year-old cover guy the new deal that the Eagles won't, well, I think he's sorely mistaken. *

This seems to be the point that most people miss. 

[General_Failure]

Teams don't pay for past performance for their own players, but they're always willing to pony up for everyone else's past performance.

[Magical_Retard]

Paul Domowitch: Sheldon Brown's situation with Eagles isn't clear-cut

By Paul Domowitch
Philadelphia Daily News

Daily News Sports Columnist

SHELDON BROWN has been the ultimate team player during his seven seasons with the Eagles. Whatever they've asked the cornerback to do, he's done without complaint, and done it well.

Left side or right? Didn't matter to him. Inside or outside? Whatever defensive coordinator Jim Johnson wanted.

When the Eagles signed Asante Samuel last March and inserted him at left cornerback ahead of Brown's pal, Lito Sheppard, Brown made the incredible offer to give up his starting job and move to nickel so that Sheppard could stay on the field.

When Johnson took Brown out of the Eagles' nickel package for a couple of games last year so that he could get Sheppard and Joselio Hanson on the field, Brown never second-guessed the decision. When there was talk about the possibility of moving Brown to safety to make room for both Samuel and Sheppard, he played the good soldier and said he'd do whatever Johnson wanted.

While he's never been the most talented of Johnson's chess pieces, he's definitely been the most dependable. And, as he pointed out to the Inquirer last month, "sometimes dependability is better than ability."

Sheppard, who was selected 33 spots ahead of Brown in the 2002 draft, had more ability, but squandered much of it and was about as durable as a hothouse orchid. He forever seemed to be battling one injury or another. His inability or unwillingness to play hurt frustrated Johnson to no end.

But Brown has answered the bell every single week of his career. Hasn't missed a game since the Eagles drafted him. Has started 88 straight games. Played the entire '03 season with a sports hernia, which tells you a little something about the guy's pain threshold.

He's an overachiever who has maximized every drop of talent in his body through hard work and dedication and toughness. And now, he just wants the Eagles to show a little appreciation for all he's done and upgrade the contract extension he signed 5 years ago. The one that came with a $7.5 million signing bonus. The one that will pay him just $2 million this season. The one that still has 4 years left to run.

I understand his frustration. His current contract looks like chump change today compared to a lot of the sweet deals that have been handed out to players at his position the last 2 to 3 years, including the 6-year, $57 million deal the Eagles gave Samuel last year.

But Samuel had two things going for him that Brown does not. The first was that he was a free agent. The second was his age. He was 27 when he signed with the Eagles.

Brown turned 30 in March. While he had a solid season last year, his biological clock clearly is ticking.

According to my research, the average age of the league's 64 projected '09 starting corners is 27.1. Right now, Brown is the 13th oldest starting corner on that list. There are just five starting corners in the league older than 32 - the Packers' Al Harris, the Patriots' Shawn Springs, the 49ers' Walt Harris, the Buccaneers' Ronde Barber and the Titans' Nick Harper - all of whom are 34.

They don't give out gold watches in the NFL. And as cold as this may sound, they don't pay for past performance. The whole idea of free agency is that if you can play, somebody out there will pay you. Brown's problem is he forfeited his shot at the gold of free agency 5 years ago when he signed his ridiculously long extension with the Eagles.

The easy thing right now is to rip the Eagles for being coldhearted. But the bottom line is, they really have no incentive to sweeten the pot for Brown, who probably has a year, maybe two, left as a starting-caliber corner.

And if Brown thinks somebody else out there is going to jump up, trade for him and give a 30-year-old cover guy the new deal that the Eagles won't, well, I think he's sorely mistaken. *

I did not even know about some of the stuff mentioned in this article. About him offering his starting spot to Sheppard  so he could start. Yeah lets get rid of guys like this more!

[mussa]

I'm so over this. Sheldon needs to STFU and gut out another year. What the hell is his agent thinking?

[General_Failure]

His agent is thinking "my client told me to get him off this sinking ship, so I'm going to do my job."

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Trade him to the Bears for Cutler.

[hbionic]

...and then back to Denver for Dawkins.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That plan makes about as much sense as Sheldon's plan to get a raise and Banner's plan to handle Sheldon's request combined.

[General_Failure]

So you think it has a good chance of happening?

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

So you think it has a good chance of happening?

Based on Die-Hard's source, I'd say we're looking at about a 95% chance.