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Chiefs sign Matt Cassel to multi-year contract
http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/855
By KENT BABB The Kansas City Star Kansas City has the player it sees as a potential franchise quarterback, and now the Chiefs have Matt Cassel locked into a long-term deal. The Chiefs have signed Cassel to a multi-year contract, a source told The Star on Tuesday. Terms of the deal have not been released, although the team is expected to announce the deal today. Kansas City acquired the 27-year-old Cassel in March when it traded this year’s second-round draft pick to New England. The Chiefs also acquired linebacker Mike Vrabel in that deal. Cassel had signed a one-year, guaranteed contract earlier this year with New England – the Patriots tagged the quarterback their franchise player before the trade – that would have paid him upward of $15 million for the 2009 season. Cassel, a seventh-round draft pick in 2005, took over in Week 1 last season for the injured Tom Brady after the former NFL MVP suffered a season-ending knee injury. Cassel started 15 games, and New England won 11 contests in 2008. |
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07-14-2009, 12:19 PM | #61 |
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I'm holding judgment until we know the details. Until that comes out, this doesn't really mean much.
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07-14-2009, 12:19 PM | #62 |
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07-14-2009, 12:20 PM | #63 |
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Ben's is for 8 years, and over $100 million in total.
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07-14-2009, 12:26 PM | #64 |
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Just to clarify - as of now, nobody knows the value. Florio referred to the earlier incorrect NFP post regarding the value of the contract. There is no reason to believe the NFP post from April is correct.
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07-14-2009, 12:27 PM | #65 | |
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07-14-2009, 12:27 PM | #66 |
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TIME FOR A LITTLE QUARTERBACK KOOLAID!!
Well, now that it looks like Matt Cassel has been signed, I say it's about HIGH TIME for ALL of us to GET BEHIND HIM!! This is your quarterback. Allow me to serve you a glass, of CASSELBARRY, Drink UP!!! & GO CHIEFS!!!
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07-14-2009, 12:27 PM | #67 |
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I was hoping for a wait but Pioli did see him up close and personal all last year. He thinks pretty highly of him obviously. It was also very much in Cassel's best interest to sign now because of possible injury, etc. which hopefully drove the price down some. If Cassel came in and lit it up, the contract would probably have been a lot bigger because Cassel would have had leverage.
Think of it this way, what if Carl would have signed Jarad Allen to a long term deal rather than waiting for him to become the Sack Leader? We'd have gotten him signed to a great deal and wouldn't have been so inept last year on defense. |
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07-14-2009, 12:30 PM | #69 |
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ESPN just said sources told John Clayton that the deal is for 6 years and it will pay Cassel close to 10 Million bucks a season.
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07-14-2009, 12:34 PM | #70 |
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whatever it is, pollard should get 12 1/2 percent
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07-14-2009, 12:36 PM | #71 |
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Well, it was gonna happen sometime.....Cassel gets signed long-term.
I would have preferred to see it later on after viewing Cassel lead the offense a game or five..... As of right now, I have a feeling that this is either going to be very good or very bad. Like most of the moves this offseason, I'm just going to have to trust that Pioli knows what the **** he's doing. |
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Now I don't feel so bad for buying my Cassel jersey.
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