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Is Allen worth it?
Jared Allen’s place in NFL (financial) history
April 23rd, 2008 – 7:57 AM by Kevin Seifert Based on some very preliminary research this morning, it appears that new Vikings DE Jared Allen is the NFL’s third-highest paid active player and the fourth-highest in league history. If you use guaranteed money as a benchmark, then there are only two players whose contracts guarantee more than the $31,000,0069 in Allen’s deal. Both of them are quarterbacks: Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, whose recent contract extension guarantees him $36 million, and Indianapolis’ Peyton Manning, who was guaranteed $34.5 million in 2004. The NFL record, we believe, is the $37 million the Atlanta Falcons guaranteed QB Michael Vick in 2005. http://ww3.startribune.com/vikingsblog/ He is now the highest paid defensive player in NFL history, according to them. |
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I was against the trade, this chaned my mind. That's WAY too much for anybody who isn't a guaranteed 3 time Defensive POY.
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oh the humanity....its Carl's fault that Allen got in trouble... and I'm doubly angry that had the audacity to get 3 first day picks for said alcoholic....really....i'm angry...
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some people wanted to keep Allen ... get over yourself.
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well we got picks out of it, i think that it is worth it, money wise and maybe rebuilding wise.
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Allen made a fair deal with the team. It just goes to prove what an absolute ****tard Peterson is and how reasonable Allen was. Carl was unable to think of a deal that was fair and protected the team in a worst case scenario. It isn't until 2010 that Allen will go over the 31 million mark. This year it will cost Minnesota 16.25M which is about 5 million less than what KC is going to pay its unproven #5 pick.
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No one is worth that money, but good for him.
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Who said anything about against the cap?
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the fact is that Allen would have most likely been resigned had he not acquired his 4th DUI and a 4 game suspension...
the other fact is that people simply refuse to hold him accountable for his actions...which is bizarre....
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If Allen gets into trouble before that bonus and gets cut, he never sees that 8 mil.
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allen has 14.38 million reasons to keep clean through 2010.
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