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Originally posted by blueman
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Not his choice. If he is still at the top of his game he will get tagged if that is what it would take. No reason to just let him go. The team has the leverage, not the player. The only way that would not be an option is if the tag was needed for Rivers. -
Not seeing TT using the tag on him. Just my opinion.Comment
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If Weddle has an All-Pro season the Chargers will have plenty of cap space. The safety tag was $9.6M this year, not far from what he is making now. Once players get to this age the teams gain leverage and a good GM would be neglecting his responsibilities not using it in negotiations. I don't think Weddle is going anywhere and he will get over the hurt feelings.Comment
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Average of top 5 players?Originally posted by blueman View Post
That would be around the same amount he is making this year $7.5 million maybe up to 10?
He is number 3 now with number one making $18 million (this year) and number 2 making 8.5, 4& 5 making less than 7. Can't see that 18 million being a consistent number next year...............Comment
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I said it from the beginning.....this is all agent negotiation tactics to stir the pot. Dont believe anything unledd you hear it from Weddle himself. Acee has hurt butt syndrome from the door hitting him on the way out...he has no credibility anymore and has targeted being a national reporter so wants to be in the headlines.
I believe what TT says. Numbers are far apart but they love Eric and his play. There will be a fair number which protects the team id Weddle declines in play with age but still will look like a top safety deal but $18m isnt it....thats stupid money the Cheatriots are paying. Give him some incentives to get $10m per year that keep it real if he drops in playing ability in years 3-4. Probably still need arivers deal done first anyway.
Weddle wont be walking without compensation though. I think he is here 3 years and will see where his performance is at.Comment
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Where is this $18MM I keep hearing mentioned come from?Comment
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It's not gonna be about money, Weddle said he was disrespected, not sure how he's gonna come back from that, he's got his pride you know.Comment
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Dean Spanos Should Get Ass Cancer Of The Ass!
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I could see weddle leaving if the team (if they even decide to) only offers him a 3 year contract (similar to Brees, shorter length contract offer with the team having the option to cut him after a year or so) I expect weddle would want a 5 year deal.Comment
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I wonder what he and his agent asked for that was so much above what the Chargers were prepared to pay for him. We did give the 29 year old and often injured Flowers a 4 year deal.Comment
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Yah but Flowers didn't demand anything ...He was willing to sign a 1 year deal and just did himComment
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Eric Weddle: I wish Chargers had been upfront with me from day one
Posted by Josh Alper on June 16, 2015, 5:24 PM EDT
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Safety Eric Weddle reported to work with the Chargers for the first time this offseason on Tuesday and sounded like a man preparing to play his final year in San Diego.
Weddle didn’t take part in the team’s voluntary workouts in an effort to create leverage in talks for a new contract. The gambit hasn’t been a successful one with General Manager Tom Telesco saying the two sides have different opinions about what an extension for Weddle should look like.
Weddle met with the media at Chargers minicamp and read a statement that took issue with that characterization of the situation while also laying out his approach to the 2015 season and beyond.
“Contrary to what has recently been said by upper management, there has never been any financial numbers discussed and the Chargers have never put an offer on the table for us to consider,” Weddle said, via U-T San Diego. “It is obvious to me I am not part of this organization’s long-term plans. The NFL is a business, and I can accept that. I just wish the organization had been upfront with me from day one. That said, I have been working my tail off to prepare for the upcoming season, and I feel amazing. I am extremely excited about re-joining my teammates today and getting back to the practice field and working to bring a Super Bowl trophy to San Diego.”
“From a contract standpoint, if we do not agree to a multi-year extension before training camp, I have instructed my agent to not speak to the Chargers again. I will give this team everything I have this year and head to free agency in 2016. This will be the one and only time I will discuss my contract, and I look forward to discussing football.”
Weddle is set to make $7.5 million this season, which will be his final one as a member of the Chargers barring a serious change in the nature of talks between the two sides in the next few weeks.
And that's all I have to say about that!Go Rivers!Comment
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