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02-19-2009, 12:40 PM | Topic Starter |
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Were Keep'n Lechler!!!
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Lechler becomes highest-paid punter David White, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, February 19, 2009 http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...SPFU160N57.DTL (02-18) 20:41 PST -- The Raiders re-signed four-time Pro Bowl punter Shane Lechler to a four-year contract Wednesday. Team officials declined to say what it is worth, but did say it will make him the highest-paid punter in NFL history. NFL.com reported the contract pays Lechler $12 million, but a team source said that was not accurate. He will make an estimated $4 million in guaranteed money, the team source said. Whatever the value, it was enough to keep Lechler from hitting the free-agent market, where multiple teams were gearing to make a run for the NFL's all-time leader in punting average. Now, the Raiders will turn their full attention to their other Pro Bowler: cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, who can become a free agent Feb. 27 if the Raiders do not apply the franchise tag by today's 1 p.m. deadline. The Raiders are trying to sign Asomugha to a long-term contract that will make him one of the highest-paid cornerbacks in the NFL. Asomugha has not agreed to terms, but a high-ranking official said there is still a chance the deal can get done. Lechler, 32, made his fourth Pro Bowl last season. He was drafted by the Raiders in the fifth round in 2000 out of Texas A&M and quickly became one of the premier NFL punters. His career 46.8-yard gross average is an ongoing NFL record. In 2007, he set the NFL single-season record with a 41.1-yard net punting average. Asomugha will make $11.7 million next season if the Raiders use the franchise tag on him a second straight year. |
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02-19-2009, 12:43 PM | #2 |
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02-19-2009, 12:44 PM | #3 |
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Another article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/...entry_id=35991 Nnamdi talks ongoing; Lechler numbers ...."Speaking of megadeals, there have been conflicting reports about what Lechler got when he signed a four-year deal Wednesday -- ranging from $12 million up to $19 million. What we are now hearing is this: four years, $16 million with whopping $9 million guaranteed. No punter had ever made $3 million a season, and Lechler just jumped to $4 million. Plus, his guaranteed money is also a record for a punter. For weeks, Lechler told friends and teammates he was done with Oakland after six straight losing seasons. According to one source, that's practically all he talked about during Pro Bowl week. At the end of the day, the Raiders' offer was too good to refuse. "
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My sentiments exactly.
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Easily the best punter I've ever seen. He's made Raiders games watchable the past few years.
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Congrats on overpaying a player (again) who plays the least important position in football.
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were not interested
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