Sheldon Brown wants to be traded

[ice grillin you]

[SD_Eagle5]

way to go west catholic

[PhillyPhreak54]

CSNPhilly.com

Sheldon Brown and the Eagles have made an attempt to clear the air.

A source has told CSN's Derrick Gunn that Brown and Eagles president Joe Banner have met and agreed to let "cooler heads prevail." No other details regarding the meeting were disclosed.

Just days before the NFL draft, Brown publicly complained about his contract situation and demanded to be traded. The seven-year veteran cornerback felt the Eagles were unaware of his unhappiness with his contract, which runs through 2012.

The Eagles responded with a lengthy statement that criticized Brown's tactics, explained that his contract is indeed fair, and denied his request to be traded. During the draft that weekend, the Eagles acquired cornerback Ellis Hobbs from the Patriots for a pair of fifth-round picks. Hobbs and Brown shared reps with the first team during the post-draft minicamp.

Satisfied that his frustration is public, Brown said during the minicamp that he is ready to move forward and intent on preventing the situation from becoming a "media circus."

[Rome]

You going forward in time to get that back cover of the Daily News is awesomely impressive.

[Eagaholic]

From a blog fwiw

Kent Somers
The other Boldin offer

After the draft, Cardinals General Manager Rod Graves said the team received two firm trade offers for receiver Anquan Boldin. Graves declined to reveal either offer, but Bears GM Jerry Angelo told local reporters that he offered a second-round pick.

The Eagles also made an offer, according to an NFL source: a third-round pick and starting cornerback Sheldon Brown. The Cardinals quickly rejected it.

Earlier this week, Eagles coach Andy Reid told a Philadelphia radio audience that the price for Boldin was too high, both in terms of trade compensation and a new contract. As a baseline, Reid threw out trade terms of first, third and fifth-round picks, in addition to a new contract worth $10 million or so a year.

Maybe Reid was trying to spin the situation to satisfy Eagles fans, some of whom have long clamored to trade for Boldin. In the radio interview, Reid went on to say that he didn't think the Cardinals ever really wanted to trade Boldin. Of course, it would be hard to determine that when the best offer is Brown and a third rounder.

Maybe the Eagles figured they would take a stab at stealing Boldin for a pittance. No harm in that.

The Eagles never offered more than the third round pick and Brown, a seven-year veteran who is unhappy with his current contract. The Cardinals didn't have a need for a starting cornerback after signing Bryant McFadden in free agency.

[ice grillin you]

ooops

[SD_Eagle5]

Cards really overvalued his worth around the league. A WR that talented on the trade market and they can't find a deal?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Sheppard: "I'm Happy To Have A Fresh Start"
Posted by Aaron Wilson on May 16, 2009, 11:01 a.m.

Former Pro Bowl cornerback Lito Sheppard is embracing his new surroundings with the New York Jets, a change of scenery that essentially became a necessity after his relationship with the Philadelphia Eagles turned ultra-sour.

According to Bob Glauber of Newsday, Sheppard couldn't be happier to be out of Philadelphia after ending last season ranked fourth on the Eagles' defensive depth chart.

"I'm happy to have a fresh start," Sheppard told Newsday. "I have a lot of football left in me, and I'm glad to have a fair opportunity to show that."

Essentially, the beginning of the end for Sheppard was when he requested to have his contract redone after making it to the Pro Bowl for the second time in 2006.

"It started going downhill when I addressed the fact that I felt like I wanted a new deal," Sheppard said.

Then, the Eagles acquired former New England Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel. That development further depressed Sheppard's stock in Philadelphia.

Sheppard's past dealings with the Eagles' front office mirrors the current contract dispute of Philadelphia cornerback Sheldon Brown.

"I talked to him and told him it's the same thing I was going through," Sheppard said. "I already know what the outcome is going to be. He ultimately won't even be playing before the end of the season. It's a known fact. I hope they prove me wrong. ...

"I wish the league would do something. You feel like you're doing everything right, perfect teammate, working hard, doing everything you're supposed to do, but it doesn't work out in the end. There should be some rules of guidelines. You shouldn't be able to devalue an employee like that."

Of course, the NFL teams would counter correctly that a deal is a deal.

[Rome]

The ironic thing is Lito's still playing on basically the same deal he had with the Eagles (other than the shadow extension the Jets gave him which he'll never see a dime of).  If he wasn't such a weak bitch he'd still be there and probably starting over Brown.

Good riddance Candyman.

[Sgt PSN]

the very last line of that article is completely true and completely vomit inducing.  i would hope that the #1 issue for cba discussions is this massive double standard regarding contracts where teams feel they have no obligation to re-work contracts for players who have outperformed their deals but will also cut players simply to save cap space.....a deal that the team agreed to but for some reason isn't required to fulfill.  

on the flip side though, hold outs need to come to an end too.  even if the player is 100% right about wanting a new contract, it's not professional at all to simply stop showing up to work because you're unhappy with your deal.  

[Rome]

They have no choice but to structure deals like that.  How are you going to guarantee contracts in a sport where most players don't last 4 years because of the massive number of injuries that are sustained?

Yeah, the owners should stop being greedy pricks and renegotiate with core players who've out-performed their initial contracts or extensions, but the brutal nature of the game almost entirely precludes them from doing so.

And let's not forget that these guys are making millions of dollars too.  They make more in a single season than most of us will make in 10 years.  Hell, even the league minimum guys are making almost half a million a year, so let's not start beating our pets over their troubles.

[General_Failure]

Base salary for everyone, and bonuses for stats, playoff wins, and appearances on cable television sports highlight packages?

[Sgt PSN]

Base salary for everyone, and bonuses for stats, playoff wins, and appearances on cable television sports highlight packages?

i wouldn't object to base salaries at all with incentive bonuses.  that way the best players in the league are the highest paid players in the league.  of course, it would never fly with the player's association though because what happens when week 17 rolls around and a player is 1 td or a couple tackles away from reaching their next bonus and doesn't play in a meaningless game because the coach doesn't want to risk injury heading into the playoffs?  the player and the union could cry foul and i can't really say i'd blame them. 

i think hugh douglas was in that situation a few years ago when the eagles played at tampa the final week in 2001 (the game was originally scheduled for the week of 9/11 but postponed for obvious reasons) and it was a meaningless game because regardless of the outcome, the bucs were going to play at philly for the wildcard game.  so reid only ran the starters out for a series and then sat them.  douglas (or whoever it was) only needed a sack or a couple tackles to reach an incentive bonus in their contract.  there wasn't a big deal made over it but i think that's partly because the bonus paled in comparison to the contract.  but if the majority of your contract is incentive based then i could certainly understand a player wanting every opportunity to be able to reach those goals. 

it's great in theory but it would give the team even more control over how much money the players make and would ultimately be even worse than the current situation.

[General_Failure]

I suppose the playoff bonus would have to be better than the bonus for a couple of extra touchdowns and/or a hundred yards.

[Sgt PSN]

they already get playoff bonuses though.....unless you're talking about a dramatic increase in the dollar amount.