Donte' Stallworth

[BigEd76]

PFT says there's also four $100K incentives he could reach, so it could go all the way up to a whopping $4M in 2007!  That's way out of the Eagles' price range!

[SD_Eagle5]

So instead of having $10 million of unused space we would have had $6 million.

What did the bird say when it flew over the Novacare complex?
Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap

[ice grillin you]

i prefer to call them stupid rather than cheap...i really dont believe they are afraid to spend money i just think they are morons on where they spend it

[SD_Eagle5]

POSTED 12:24 p.m. EDT, March 11, 2007

STALLWORTH TO PATS, BUT NOT FOR $12 MILLION GUARANTEED

Michael Smith of ESPN.com reports that receiver Donte' Stallworth has agreed to terms with the Patriots.  But, contrary to the report, the deal does not include $12 million in guaranteed money.  And it is not a straight six-year deal.

Instead, a league source tells us that it's a one-year deal with an option for a second year, and then an option for four more years.

In year one, Stallworth gets $1 million to sign, a workout bonus of $300,000, a base salary of $700,000, and a $1.6 million roster bonus payable if he makes the 53-man roster at the start of the reason. 

Stallworth also can earn up to $400,000 in incentives.  He'll get $100,000 if he catches 70 passes, another $100,000 if he catches 75 passes, another $100,000 if he catches 80 passes, and $100,000 if he is on the Pro Bowl team.

A $6 million option bonus is due shortly before the start of the 2008 league year, but after the deadline for designating franchise players.  This requires the team to either pick up the option, or to allow Stallworth to hit the market unfettered by the franchise tag. 

In 2008, there's also a $2 million roster bonus due on the first day of the league year, a $400,000 workout bonus, a $1 million base salary, and a $1.6 million roster bonus payable if he makes the season-opening 53-man roster.

In 2009, there's a $2 million option bonus, payable after the franchise tag deadline but before the start of the league year.  If the option is exercised, the deal runs through 2012.

Also in 2009, Stallworth will receive a $400,000 workout bonus, a $1 million base salary, and a $1.6 million roster bonus based on making the season-opening 53-man roster.

In 2010 through 2012, the deal has the same terms in each year:  $500,000 workout bonus and $4 million salary.

In all, it's a one-year $3.6 million deal that can be worth up to $4 million, or a two-year, $14.6 million deal that can be worth as much as $15 million, or a three-year, $19.6 million deal that can be worth as much as $20 million.

The Pats can then add on additional years at $4.5 million each, with a maximum contract value of $33.5 million.

But the only truly guaranteed money is $1 million.  Not $12 million.

[Rome]

I didn't think I could be any more pissed off. I was wrong.

Agreed.

[4and26]

And the Eagles couldn't put together a deal like that

[BigEd76]

Spadaro changed his spin from "the Eagles couldn't pay him" to "Donte' didn't want to stay".  Whatever....

[Rome]

He also offered up this pearl of wisdom...

How many times do I have to explain this ... the Eagles have a great young core signed for many, many years. By signing these young players, they have secured the talents for years. The Eagles don't need to do out and overspend for FA talent. You know the philosophy. Stop your whining. Such a bunch of give-up fans.

That literally made my icehole bleed.

He's on his own for the rest of the day for posting that shtein.   

[phillywin2k5]

According to N.C. the Eagles felt like Stallworth wasn't worth the big money he signed for so they let him go.

Great.  Now I want to punch something.

Pats > Eagles

Pats not only signed Welker, Stallworth, Brady, and Thomas, they also kept their core intact and have two 1st rounders in the upcoming draft.

PATS = REAL GOLD STANDARD IN NFL!
EAGLES = SPENCER GIFTS 14k GOLD PLATED STANDARD IN NFL

[Magical_Retard]

He also offered up this pearl of wisdom...

How many times do I have to explain this ... the Eagles have a great young core signed for many, many years. By signing these young players, they have secured the talents for years. The Eagles don't need to do out and overspend for FA talent. You know the philosophy. Stop your whining. Such a bunch of give-up fans.

That literally made my icehole bleed.

He's on his own for the rest of the day for posting that shtein.   

so couldn't stallworth be a part of that young core?

whats infuriating is that we are wasting mcnabbs's career with not providing him with the weapons he needs and then not running the ball to compensate for the fact we never surround him with good talent.

still....and i said this b4....i could sort of forgive the FO if they actually improve the D. at this point im more worried about our lack of a pass rush, our inability to stop the running game, and our lack of LBs.

[TexasEagle]

Not gonna get pissy about Stallworth being let go.  It's more of the same from these jokers, and we all knew it was gonna happen.

Correct-a-mundo

[TexasEagle]

He also offered up this pearl of wisdom...

How many times do I have to explain this ... the Eagles have a great young core signed for many, many years. By signing these young players, they have secured the talents for years. The Eagles don't need to do out and overspend for FA talent. You know the philosophy. Stop your whining. Such a bunch of give-up fans.

Great. So they keep signing young players that suck compared to the FA talent that's out there. Genius. Really. The point he's ignoring is that the cap room is there to do both (see: New England Patriots) yet they don't. It's lunacy.

[TexasEagle]

i could sort of forgive the FO if they actually improve the D.

Never happen...

[QB Eagles]

Spadaro changed his spin from "the Eagles couldn't pay him" to "Donte' didn't want to stay".  Whatever....

My followup question to Spadaro would be "So what's wrong with the Eagles that caused him to not want to stay?"

[shorebird]

Looking at the numbers in the deal, it's kind of obvious that the Eagles had absolutly no intentions of getting Stallworth back. The hamstring problems were bad enough, then you have the drug violation on top of that, and I'd say Reid said no way.

Not that I wouldn't want him for one year when the alternative is Reggie Brown, Greg Lewis, Hank Baskett and Jason Avant. Thats just terrible. Same as Thrash and Pinkston and whoever.

Still, I'm not going to crucify the front office for not signing Stallworth. There are too many questions with his ability to play for a full season. It's not like you can't expect him to have hamstring problems, and who knows about a possible suspension? He might play 16 games, and he might play eight games.

If anything, I'll say that Ried sucks major ass at drafting a reciever. Why hasn't this orginization been able to draft anyone who is a decent compliment to D-mac?? It seems he's so damn full of himself that he thinks the system is so great it takes average recievers and makes them pro-bowlers. I just don't understand.

The only thing now that would make me happy this offseason is if they could draft a burner like Ted Ginn Jr. or make a blockbuster deal to move up and draft and get Calvin Johnson.

It just sucks major ass that at this point we're looking at having to go through another season of no major threat at reciever. It's a curse. First TO and now Stallworth with his injuries and violations.