Jared Allen wants to be traded

[BigRock]

The jist is that they haven't worked out a contract. Carl says the team will tender him, meaning we can get a 1st and 3rd if someone else signs him.

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansas...s/16777878.htm

Allen wants trade from Chiefs
Contract conflict leads to request
By ELIZABETH MERRILL and RANDY COVITZ
The Kansas City Star

“It doesn’t look like my future is going to be (in Kansas City). … I wanted to finish my career there.”
| Chiefs end Jared Allen


Less than two months ago, Jared Allen was poised to buy a ranch in Liberty, become the face of the Chiefs’ defense, and settle into a town he’s embraced as his own.

Now Allen wants out of Kansas City.

Allen told The Star on Saturday that he formally requested a trade when a meeting between his agent and members of the Chiefs’ front office produced no contract proposal. The Chiefs denied Allen’s request, and president/general manager Carl Peterson said the club plans to tender Allen on March 1, the deadline for teams to submit qualifying offers to restricted free agents.

Allen led the NFL with six fumble recoveries in 2006 and has produced 27 1/2 sacks in his first three years with the Chiefs. But after more than a year of conversations and weeks of numbers being bandied about, Allen’s agent, Ken Harris, said the sides were still “far apart” from a long-term deal.

Allen’s three-year contract expires this week.

Harris said the club plans to high tender Allen, which means that if another team signed him to an offer sheet, the Chiefs could match it or receive a first- and third-round draft pick.

Allen, who would earn $2.35 million as a high tender in 2007, said he isn’t optimistic about future negotiations with the Chiefs.

“For me, personally, it’s beyond that point,” Allen said.

“I feel shocked and hurt. Requesting a trade was probably the toughest thing I’ve had to do. It’s nothing personal against the town of Kansas City and the fans. It’s been great. (But) it doesn’t look like my future is going to be there, and I have to accept that. That’s why this is so hard. All the hard work I’ve put in, the blood, sweat and tears … I wanted to finish my career there. I was led to believe I was going to.”

Hours after the meeting took place in Indianapolis, Peterson said he still wants Allen on the team and that they’ve been discussing a long-term contract, but “he wants too much money,” Peterson said.

Allen was one of the biggest surprises of the 2004 draft, far exceeding the expectations of a fourth-round pick from Idaho State. He cracked the starting lineup as a rookie at defensive end, led the team with nine sacks, and quickly became a fan favorite.

He improved his all-round game in 2006, with 64 solo tackles, 7 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles. He earned a base salary of just $425,000, and Allen said he was led to believe he would be rewarded with a long-term deal.

“My teammates are awesome, and my coaches are awesome,” Allen said. “But it’s just not an environment that I want to be in right now. I feel like I’ve been misrepresented by the powers-that-be that certain things were going to happen.”

One factor in the contract process, Peterson said, is the fact that Allen just served a jail sentence for his second DUI arrest. But Peterson wants him on the team, and that’s why he won’t trade him.

“There’s always a risk,” he said. “And we haven’t found out yet from the National Football League how much of a suspension they’re going to give him (in 2007).

“He’s a very good football player. But he’s also a young man at risk, and we know that, and so does the National Football League. We’re trying to work out something that makes sense, and hopefully that will be done.”

Harris declined to comment on specifics of the negotiations. At the end of Saturday’s meeting, Harris asked one last time whether there was a proposal the Chiefs wanted to put on the table.

“The reply was no,” Harris said. “And we all shook hands, and I left.”

Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said he was confident the sides would strike a fair deal. He said he wanted Allen on the team. “The first offer is not always the last offer,” Edwards said. “It’s a process. When you want to get things done, sometimes you get a little frustrated, and that’s why players hire agents and why there are negotiations."

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by Fishpicker

I have to agree with you. that's such a cop out on Allen's part. I'd be upset with Carl if he immediately gave into any of Allen's demands. I really dont think Allen is going anywhere.

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[Chiefs Pantalones]

Originally Posted by SPchief

I'm not a Carl apologist, and he could definatley **** it up

True.

He would probably trade both 1st and 3rd round picks for more picks of lesser value, like a lot of late 3rd round picks with one 2nd rounder to pick up unknown players from like Hawaii or Russia or something ala Junior Siavii.

[Buck]

Steroids!!! Oh wait, wrong guy.

[Eleazar]

I really think Allen is jumping the gun here in asking to be traded. As an RFA, just go get a big offer from someone and the Chiefs would match it. If you want to stay here, show commitment to the team and do that, and work on it this season or after the season.

IMO, if you want the team to commit to you, commit to them. Don't negotiate in the media, stay out of trouble, and say something like, "I want a new contract but I'll play this year and not let that situation be detrimental to my teammates."

You don't really have much of an angle IMO to demand a big money contract extension when you have had two brushes with the law for which you served jail time and will likely be suspended for 4 games. "Settle" for playing for way, way more money this year than you made last year, and then talk about big money after you've shown that you have cleaned up your act.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by SPchief

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[SPchief]

Originally Posted by booger

Allen is just in an awful situation considering the timing of his RFA status. He has no one to blame but himself.

Requesting a trade is a Joke IMO. He and his agent can wait a few days before FA begins and shop him around to see what the rest of the league feels about his situation. You have a 24 so to be 25 year old DE who is becoming a legit top 10 DE imo. A very good pass rusher, knack for stripping and recovering the ball, bats down balls and has shown good improvment with his run defense. Makes good plays behind the LOS against the run as well. A complete End that teams would love to have.

Except for the off field drinking and drive problem which he just served 2 days jail for. He is going to be suspended, just a matter of probably 2 or 4 games.

Pat Kerney from the falcons is at the top of a weak FA draft class. I'd say the Draft class is pretty average as well. I'm sure with this news there are many teams that will discuss this long and hard, but like the Chiefs want to know next seasons suspension stutus and will very likely have a clause for off field problems to protect them.

WTF is the big deal? This unfortunatly is what FA is all about. Go shop yourself around Jarred. Sign an offer sheet and we can look it over and match it without having to go through the BS of an ugly contract negiotiation(let the other team do the hard work) if not we get a first and third rd pick this upcoming draft.

This isn't exactly good PR for the team. Plucking a Division II 4th rd end, seeing him develop into a very good player, and know this has to have the chiefs dissapointed. Good teams keep their good players, especially the one's they drafted and developed.



JA will be a chief this year
Looks pretty messy right now. Interested to see how it turns out.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by BuckinKaeding

Steroids!!! Oh wait, wrong guy.

Merriman jokes are passe around here. Poor guy's testicles can't be much bigger than blueberries after that stuff.

[Chiefs Pantalones]

Good teams do pay and keep their players, but how do we know Allen's drinking problems are done with? I say wait a year, stay clean and play like you've never played, and you get paid.

[ChiefaRoo]

Hey Jared. Shut the f**k up and play football. He sounds like a whiney biatch. Right now he's an ascending Red Chip DE but he's not an elite player yet. Plus, he's going to miss games because of the fact he can't rent a limo when he's out on the town. Dude has never been much of a thinker and to open up his mouth now is just going to hurt him. RFA is the way to go and the Chiefs are handling this the right way.

[Eleazar]

Originally Posted by Vanilla Thunder

Good teams do pay and keep their players, but how do we know Allen's drinking problems are done with?

Yeah, we already got burned by Warfield in this category. And with what's happened with Pacman Jones and every other member of the Bengals, I think teams in the NFL are going to be less tolerant of it.

[Eleazar]

...And well, if we got a first and a third for him, I'd probably be ok with that anyway. I don't want to lose the guy but that's a pretty attractive package.

[kcxiv]

That shit is ll contract talk, If someone is going to give up 1st and a 3rd, that would be great for the team. With that we could seriously trade up n get a stud. Allen is just trying to flex his muscles. His ass wont get a big offer anywhere. Not with him bieng suspended for 4 games.

[jlscorpio]

Was he drinking before the interview?

[SPchief]

Originally Posted by kcxiv

Allen is just trying to flex his muscles. His ass wont get a big offer anywhere. Not with him bieng suspended for 4 games.

Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner.

[booger]

He's just flat out pissed he's in this situation.

He doesn't want to sign the 1 yr tender, which after all else is explored might be his only option. If he signs and plays his 1yr deal, stays out of trouble, and puts up another good season he probably wouldn't even make it to FA in '08. We would franchise him.

What's he going to do, threaten to sit out camp and part of the season? he is already going to miss games from suspension.

I guess requesting a trade is the only way he and the agent can bitch about this. Even if a team would want to offer him a contract, said team would try and negiotate different trade terms. Maybe a first and a player or a second and third. KC wouldn't have to budge because the compensation is set.

Allen is working on a year to year contract basis as of now at much less money than he could be making. I don't blame him for wanting to explore all of his options. I just have no simpithy for him. He's pretty much screwed and he knows it. No loopholes here.