Eagles & McNabb not talking contract yet

by JasonB on Feb 19, 2009 6:05 PM EST in Philadelphia Eagles News

Despite various conflicting reports in different local media outlets, Donovan McNabb's agent Fletcher Smith said that there has been no meetings about the QB's contract yet.

Smith said he expects to get to Indianapolis, site of the NFL Scouting Combine, tonight for tomorrow's meeting of player agents. Smith said he and Eagles president Joe Banner generally have lunch together after that meeting, and Smith said he expects that will be the case this year, as well. So the talks very well could start then, but Smith emphasized that nothing has been set up.

It's hard to figure out how much urgency there is for these negotiations. Would McNabb want a deal done now, or is this something that could wait until the post draft period? It would seem to me that either the Eagles get something done before free agency starts, or the McNabb negotiations might be put on hold for a while.

It would seem that the summer, when the Eagles have done their free agency and draft business, would be the ideal time to sit down with McNabb and talk about an extension.

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I don't understand why Donovan isn't happy with his contract?

He is one of the highest paid players on the team. I don’t know if he just wants security since his money isn’t guaranteed, or he wants to get paid more. How much is he worth for 2 years? Do we keep him longer? I am confused by this whole mess.

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by yophillybro on Feb 20, 2009 8:06 AM EST reply actions

Basically, right now his contract is full of uncertainty. If something were to happen, we could simply dump him for almost nothing. He has no security at all within the contract. Although you could also say that he is free to opt out after this year and go wherever he wants (a feature that will disappear if his contract is restructured).

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by foos05 on Feb 20, 2009 8:10 AM EST up reply actions

yeah I think it’s a combo he doesn’t want to risk getting injured in which case opting out and going to another team might not yield as much money as he can get right now so he wants the security. And the Eagles should want to lock him up for the next few years.

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by Whodie126 on Feb 20, 2009 8:31 AM EST up reply actions

Right. The Eagles could cut him at any time with no cap penalty to them. That means he pretty much has no security. He wants some assurances that he’ll be here.

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by JasonB on Feb 20, 2009 8:52 AM EST up reply actions