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Originally Posted by the Talking Can
there's actually a bunch of 2nd-5th rounders who haven't signed, it turns out....seems agents are trying everything they can to squeeze a few extra dimes...
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According to Bob Gretz this is not the case.
http://www.bobgretz.com/chiefs-footb...tml#more-21920
HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PROBLEM
With the Chiefs you never know for sure on the status of contract negotiations. So there’s always the chance that third-round draft choice Justin Houston is sitting in the Ramada Inn right up I-29, waiting for his contract to be finalized.
Or, Houston could be back in Georgia, enjoying the home cooking. His agent, Joel segal has been unwilling to return messages or e-mail. The Chiefs have their lips clamped shut as they always do when it comes to matters of money.
As of lunch time Wednesday, there were only four draft choices across the NFL that had not signed contracts:
•#17 OT Nate Solder by New England.
•#18 T Corey Liuget by San Diego.
•#19 CB Prince amukamara by the New York Giants.
•#70 OLB Justin Houston by the Chiefs.
The holdup for the first rounders is over how many of the contract’s four years will be guaranteed. Everyone above No. 17 got guaranteed money or all four years. With one exception, all those below No. 19 got only three years guaranteed.
What’s up with Houston remains unknown, but it’s almost certainly a dispute over money. That’s hard to believe with the new labor agreement and slotting system. Here are the contract details for the bookend choices around Houston:
•#69 – TE Rob Housler/Arizona, 4-year deal for $2,994,092, with a signing bonus of $684,092.
•#70 – OLB Justin Houston/Chiefs, unsigned.
•#71 – RB DeMarco Murray/Dallas, 4-year deal for $2,973,438, with a signing bonus of $662,500.
Split the difference between Housler and Murray and that should be Houston’s deal.