Jeremy Maclin - Philadelphia Eagle

[PhillyPhreak54]

No, the agents do not care about getting the guys into camp on time so they can earn the money or start their careers on a good note and actually learn.

When players around the same draft slot sign, or when players at the same position sign, you have a good idea of the market. teams also have rookie caps and you have to see what players the same slot the previous year signed for.

They are going to get paid a hefty sum. But these agents try to get as much as they can for recruiting purposes of future clients and do not care about the current guys. get them into camp so they can play ball

[SD_Eagle5]

The first thing the new CBA should re-do is the rookie wage pool. It's a travesty that a top pick makes what they do and that teams are having so many problems getting guys into camp.

[Seabiscuit36]

I'm not disagreeing the current system is bullshtein, but I'm also Joe Banner isnt at the table offering much more than #19 made last year, its simple.  Joey Capboy Banner has over 40mill to play with, he could frontload the shtein outta them. 

[MadMarchHare]

However, if I'm not mistaken, there's a cap on how much a salary can increase each year, which doesn't include the signing bonus.
He'll barely play this year.

[BigEd76]

Pettigrew (one spot behind Maclin), Harvin (WR at #22), Nicks (WR at #29) and Britt (WR at #30) have signed.  Get it done....

[MadMarchHare]

Too little too late.  Maclin's a douche.

[reese125]

The first thing the new CBA should re-do is the rookie wage pool. It's a travesty that a top pick makes what they do and that teams are having so many problems getting guys into camp.

you mean you dont like the fact the Matt Stafford has already made more than Brian Dawkins in his whole career?

[PhillyPhanInDC]

I wondered a few days after they drafted him if he would have a case of the ass because he slipped and the bust that will be Heyward Bay went in his "projected" slot. Thinking he might be of the mind set of, "Hey you drafted me 19, but that was a fluke, I'm top 15 money/talent". If that's the case, wrong team pal. See you next year.....maybe.

[MadMarchHare]

Hey, if that's the case, bust your ass and get paid on the backside.  This doesn't help Maclin or the Eagles.

[ice grillin you]

outside the lines did a special on this today

one number that especially jumped out was the top 10 nba draft picks made a total of 10 million bucks last year

[PhillyPhanInDC]

SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2009
Maclin deal close to being done
There were strong indications late this morning that the Eagles are close to completing a deal with Jim Steiner, the agent for rookie wide receiver Jeremy Maclin.

Steiner, in fact, has told some people that a deal will be struck today.

The Eagles' first-round pick was scheduled to report a week ago today with the rest of the team's rookies and has missed 11 practices, including this morning's rain-shortened session at Lehigh University.

If Maclin signs this afternoon, it's possible he could be in attendance for tonight's Flight Night! practice at Lincoln Financial Field.

Perhaps the coach most impacted by Maclin's absence is special teams coordinator Ted Daisher. Maclin is expected to be a big part of the Eagles' return games this season.

"I thought he did a good job this spring in the OTAs," Daisher said. "He's making progress. He's gotten better. That contract thing will work itself out and when it does he'll be here. We'll just coach him up. The other guys are doing a good job."

According to Daisher, receiver DeSean Jackson remains at the top of the depth chart as the Eagles' punt returner and safety Quintin Demps remains the No. 1 kick returner.

Peters practices

There wasn't much to see at the rainy Eagles' practice, which was moved to a turf field and closed to the public. The one thing you couldn't miss, however, was the return of 6-foot-4, 340-pound offensive tackle Jason Peters.

After suffering quad spasms during the team's conditioning test Thursday morning, Peters was placed on the physically unable to perform list and spent the first three days of training camp working with trainer Rick Burkholder. By working out this morning on the turf lacrosse field, Peters has been removed from the PUP list.

"It felt good to get back out there with my teammates and get some reps," Peters said.

This morning's practice was not in full pads and it seems unlikely that Peters will participate in the live scrimmage the Eagles are scheduled to stage as part of Flight Night! tonight at Lincoln Financial Field.

"There isn't any rush to come back right now," Peters said. "I'm going to be smart about it. I could go out there. I just don't want to hurt it again and start all over."

With Peters at left tackle, Todd Herremans was able to move back to left guard, although he also took some snaps at right tackle. The plan, of course, is for Shawn Andrews to play at right tackle, but he remains sidelined by a sore back that he suffered during the team's conditioning test.

Andrews gave a thumbs up this morning when asked how he felt.

[methdeez]

Not a good sign that the Eagles still haven't even had 1 practice with their proposed new offensive line. The number one thing that O-lines need is time together.
Football Outsiders did a long article demonstrating that, basically, even if you upgrade your line talent by changing linemen you see worse performance at least for the first year, or half year because of the lack of experience they have working as a team.
The more time that they can spend together, the more able they may to buck this trend, which of course is exactly what is not happening.

So basically what I am saying is boooooooooo to hurt offensive linemen.

[Feva]

Was that Maclin article written yesterday, or two weeks ago because it was the exact same story back then... except he wasn't missing camp yet.  Which is pissing me off.

[BigEd76]

#18 Ayers signed with Denver.  No excuses now...

[DH]

Signed. 5 year deal.