Celek to sign 6yr/$30mil extension
by rcpratt on Nov 30, 2009 4:21 PM EST
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PrintI stumbled upon some insider information, a friend is close with the Celek family.
Brent Celek will be signing a six-year, $30 million contract extension with the Eagles. Signing bonus is possibly $8 million. Unsure on the exact timing of the deal.
Good to see that the Eagles will lock up a good young player.
Celek has 54 receptions for 601 yard and 5 touchdowns through 11 games this season. In 16 games (7 starts) in 2008, he caught 27 passes for 318 yards and 1 touchdown.
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Good pay the man
he’s improved his blocking and is a machine… Defiantly put him up there with the best this year.
thats Cobb on Kolb crime if you ask me... as said by yophillybro
hmmmmmm
Wonder if he’ll be complaining about this before it’s all said and done. in another 4 years, he might be considered the best TE in the NFL, if he continues to progress. $5MM per year including the bonus, which means actually $3.6MM per year for 6 years. Good, but not elite.
"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Bear Bryant
he will
they always do when they sign these early deals. Maybe he was waiting for better money later then he hurt his thumb, along with his team mates going down with concussions, and realized how short a NFL career can be and decided to sign.
Let's get it Birds.
by homestar2281 on Nov 30, 2009 5:16 PM EST up reply actions
It's always risk/reward, for both sides.
$5 million a year compares closely with the current contracts of top TEs Dallas Clark and Antonio Gates. I think he made a good choice by signing. Yeah, he will probably be worth more than $5 million in 2014, but his butt is covered if everything doesn’t go as planned.
by rcpratt on Nov 30, 2009 5:25 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
good points
but his thumb injury isn’t serious. They’ve already made it clear it’s something he can play with while still being productive
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wow
i dont think this is true .. 5 mil a year is too much .. gates gets that .. and hes 10 times the player celek is
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Nov 30, 2009 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Gates also signed his deal in 2005 his 3rd year in the league and yes he had performed better than Celek at that point contract numbers have gone up considerably since then this seems reasonable.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
I dont think Brent is like that
He seems like a humble guy.
funny this comes after his worst day as an eagle
but i could care less, everyone has bad days, plus he was injured. we all know how good celek is, and 6 yr 30 mil seems pretty nice considering what he may become in 1-2 years
"It's unfortunate that happened. That's no excuse. Absolutely no excuse."
-Andy Reid
More proof that the Eagles
take the long view
(and aren’t so reactionary)
Still waiting for the Eagles to Bring It Home For Jerome
good
time to get desean some money too…. he is most deserving of a fat contract
by froshizzle24 on Nov 30, 2009 5:42 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Can we get this verified and not just from someone who a friend of a friend of the Celek family?
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
I haven't seen it anywhere else.
And like I said, I’m not sure when it will be announced. Make of it what you will.
yeah I’m not being a dick I was just wondering if it’s been confirmed.
It makes sense he’s been playing well, he’s in his 3rd year of a 4 year deal this is traditionally when the Eagles start extending young guys they believe to have proved themselves … All the pieces are there I was just wondering if we have a confirmation.
Jim Johnson 1941-2009
"The 0-2 pitch, swing and a miss! STRUCK HIM OUT! The Philadelphia Phillies are 2008 World Champions of baseball! And let the city celebrate! " - Harry Kalas 1936-2009
im not
not buying this .. no way we over pay for him
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Nov 30, 2009 6:05 PM EST reply actions
$5 mil a year isn't overpayment for a quality te...
remember, we franchised l.j. smith last year. $4 mil+ flushed right down the tiolet. having said that, i don’t think this is true.
Me neither
I’m cousins with Laurence Maroney but that don’t mean every inside thing he says is true.
really?
isn’t he a restricted free agent next year (pending the CBA being restructured)? I’d like to see him in midnight green. Just sayin…
by birds'n'raiders on Nov 30, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions
Celek is the Man and he’s working his way up the TE Ranks. Link
How do you get to L.A from Philly?.... You take Houston Street ~Guy on 610
I wouldn’t mind seeing Weever locked up for a long deal.
I thank God almost everyday that I wasn't born in Dallas!
+19037592346
and happy with the extension of celek as well.
by notfromphilly on Nov 30, 2009 7:54 PM EST up reply actions
Multiplied by 1548956152181521
"The last time the Eagles won by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation was a 23-20 win over Oakland in 2005 27-24 win over Washington on November 29, 2009."
My calculator just exploded
"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.
um...I'm all for Celek, he's probably one of my two favorite players on the offense.
But my other guy for the past 2 yrs has been Avant and he’ll be a FA this offseason not the next one so I would figure there would be more urgency on him. But I’m extremely happy none-the-less.
Go Birds and Go Brent.
i too am a huge avant and celek fan. If we don’t lock up both of these players, we’ll regret it. I think it’s pretty fair to say avant is the most underrated player on the offense, but he always comes through in the clutch… and i’d much ratch have a guy like that, than a guy that’s very inconsistent
Representing CANADA eh?
I hope this report is Rite
Celek is a great player Who has hart and plays as hard as he can and you can never have enough of those
well
untill i see this i say its bogus .. so no way hes worth gates money .. hes still average in my book and cant block
An inconsistent coach is far worse than an inconsistent quarterback.(Route 36)
by jack is better than asante on Nov 30, 2009 11:52 PM EST reply actions
he could get 10 touchdowns and 1000 yards..
JIBTA would still call him average and question his blocking ability.
"it's like i tell my ex-wife, i never drive faster than i can see, and besides it's all in the reflexes." -Jack Burton, Big trouble in little China
ITS OFFICIAL
Celek signs until 2016.
http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=19565
In life, as in a football game, the principle to follow is: Hit the line hard.
-Theodore Roosevelt
Congratulations to Celek
The dude deserves it.
… Now get that thumb right! We need you.
"The last time the Eagles won by scoring in the final two minutes of regulation was a 23-20 win over Oakland in 2005."
it better have been that thumb
cuz 3 drops!?? I was having LJ Smith flashbacks…it was horrible…just horrible
by birds'n'raiders on Dec 1, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Looks like I did the right thing buying that black Celek jersey in the Linc lot Sunday :)
Seriously, though. This is great news. He’s one of the best young TEs in the game. He blocks well and steps up when the pressure is on — the Foreskins game nonwithstanding.
by Mr. Coffee Nerves on Dec 1, 2009 2:39 PM EST reply actions
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