Donte' Stallworth

[Rome]

IGY: Hey, Rhea... can I buy you a beer?

Rhea: No - Double Crown & Coke & make it snappy, bith.

IGY: Marry me.

[Seabiscuit36]

[SunMo]

  that conversation would last no longer than the beer. she knows nothing.

you should probably start a petition at the next gender meeting to get her kicked out

[Feva]

I'd hit it.   

[Father Demon]

How'd you get a picture of Sarge on Dress-Up Day"?

[Rome]

Uh oh... it's on like Flin Flon.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

POSTED 10:21 a.m. EST, March 9, 2007

WILL STALLWORTH TO GET A "PROVE IT" CONTRACT?

With questions swirling regarding both the status of receiver Donte' Stallworth in the NFL substance abuse program and his physical durability, his next contract could be, in essence, a one-year deal with a team option on the remainder.

The reason?  It's now harder for teams to recover bonus money when a player is suspended.  So teams will be less inclined to pay the money until they are confident that the player won't be a problem.

Usually, these one-year "prove it" deals are used for players signed after recovering from a significant injury.  Last year, the Saints gave quarterback Drew Brees a contract with a low signing bonus paid in 2006 and a high option bonus due in 2007.  Likewise, the Broncos did a similar deal with receiver Javon Walker.  Both players were successful, and in both cases the teams picked up the option.

With teams facing greater restrictions on the recovery of bonus money, we expect that this device will be used more frequently with players who face other potential impediments to their availability.

But why would players want to agree to such contracts?  Why not just sign a one-year deal and then hit the market again, when the salary cap is higher -- and when your services might be in greater demand?

If Brees or Walker had been ineffective in '06, they would have been out on their ears.  So why shouldn't they have put themselves in position to cash in even bigger if they had exceeded expectations? 

Though we suspect that teams don't want the distraction that comes with having, for example, a starting quarterback who walks in the door as a lame duck, the fact that the team has the ability to say "thanks, but no thanks" before paying him big money in 12 months makes him a potential lame duck, anyway.

The agents might want to be able to trumpet the value of long-term deals to the media and recruits, and the players might be swayed by the lure of the big money in the futrue years, even if they never see it.  Still, a guy like Drew Brees would have a lot more money in his pocket right now if he had insisted on a one-year contract instead of a "prove it" deal that put all of the leverage in the hands of the team.

This makes a lot of sense regarding the Eagles supposedly offering a one year deal, although the money previously stated (1.5 Million) would have to be inaccurate. I am starting to wonder if teams already know that Stallworth will be suspended at some point next season. If you factor in that possibility, and add the chance for a hammy flareup, you could have Stallworth for less than half the season.....

[Seabiscuit36]

i hate how rosenhaus clients always stir up drama

[Sgt PSN]

How'd you get a picture of Sarge on Dress-Up Day"?

I prefer to call it Wednesday. 

[bobbyinlondon]

i hate how rosenhaus clients always stir up drama

I hate how Rosenhaus always stirs up drama.  Fixed.

[BigEd76]

Miami Herald:

The move that might finally bring much-needed improvement to the offense could come if Miami, as expected, offers a contract to free agent receiver Donte' Stallworth.

Stallworth has spent the past two evenings with Dolphins brass, and agent Drew Rosenhaus said he expects a contract offer from the Dolphins to be forthcoming.

The Eagles, Titans and Patriots have offers on the table, according to Rosenhaus, and Stallworth is interested in making a decision after his visit with Miami.

Stallworth, who owns a house locally, would like to play for the Dolphins, and the Dolphins would like to have him at the right price.

Despite this, Rosenhaus wasn't promising a home-field advantage for the Dolphins, suggesting the San Francisco 49ers might also join the field of teams bidding for his client.

[MURP]

every new blurb says Stallworth wants to play for a different team.

He wants to play with the Eagles because he loves them,  he wants to play with the Pats because he loves them, he wants to play with the Dolphins because he has a house there.   

how the farg did Donte Stallworth become the free agency front page news.

[Beermonkey]

[Mad-Lad]

how the farg did Donte Stallworth become the free agency front page news.

Two Words: "Next Question"

[Rome]

Holy shtein, BM.