Uhh Ohh...this could piss off Tony G.
 

Niners make No. 6 pick Davis highest-paid TE




He's not like EK, right?
An all-night negotiating session between the San Francisco 49ers and the agents for first-round choice Vernon Davis was rewarded with Davis making his first practice and the former Maryland star becoming the highest-paid tight end in the league. Davis signed a five-year deal Friday morning worth in excess of $23 million and possibly close to around $25 million. His deal tops those of Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey, the Chiefs' Tony Gonzalez, Raven Todd Heap, the Cowboys' Jason Witten and the Falcons' Alge Crumpler. They make between $4.14 million and $4.5 million a year.
Included in the deal is $15.45 million in guarantees. The contract is roughly 41 percent better than the slot for the No. 6 pick last season. Davis was the sixth pick in the first round and a rare talent. He can run the 40 in the 4.3-second range even though he weighs more than 250 pounds. His presence is expected to help the development of quarterback Alex Smith, who is entering his second year.
Davis' agents, Eric Metz and Ethan Locke, have been negotiating around the clock for more than two days on two coasts. They completed a five-year, $9 million deal late Thursday night for Patriots first-round pick Laurence Maroney. They negotiated until 5 a.m. Friday on Davis' deal.
After a brief break to review the language, both sides worked hard to make sure Davis made the team's morning practice. The 49ers reported to camp Friday morning and began their practice sessions.
All of the 49ers' draft choices are now signed.
John Clayton is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2532619

41% increase over the #6 from last season...

the niners are stupid.

Gives you an idea of what Gonzo's demands will be next year.

Sayonnara, Tony.

Yep...

Will we be saying the same thing about LJ when Reggie Bush signs a 6 year/60 million dollar contract?

were doomed?!?!?!?! our offense is going to be pittiful next year, no roaf, no shields, trent is gonna retire, t-goat is gonna leave, lj is going to hold out, kennison is gonna hold out..WTF!



DAMMIT CARL! :cuss:

He doesn't deserve the T-goat comment at all.

:mad:

How much is Gates getting paid? I'm suprised he isn't the highest!

LJ won't be 31 when he's asking for a huge contract.

Why would that piss him off? It should make him happy since now he'll get paid more than that by somebody.

im not trashing tony

t-goat stands for tony gonzalez - greatest of all time as in greatest TE of all time :)

First pissed off while on the Chiefs.

I hope I'm wrong about all this.

I personally don't think Tony will do that to the Chiefs.

5 years, $25 million for a rookie tight end?! The Niners are insane.

mkay.

:thumb:

I don't think he'll be pissed. You can't sign a contract to be the highest paid player at your position, and expect that "highest paid" status to remain throughout all the years of your contract. It's just not practical.

What I do think is it will be the benchmark for Tony's asking price next year. And KC won't pay it, I hope.