Rumor: Maclin agrees to 6 year deal UPDATED

by JasonB on Jun 19, 2009 10:36 AM EDT in Philadelphia Eagles News

[Note by JasonB, 06/19/09 1:04 PM EDT ] I emailed Andy Schwartz from Comcast Sportsnet to try to get some confirmation of this report and after checking into it he found that it was "not true." Sounds like we were right to be skeptical.

A site covering Missouri athletics is reporting that former Mizzou WR and Eagles' first round pick Jeremy Maclin will agree to a 6 year, $23 million deal.

From their twitter feed.

Jeremy Maclin has agreed to a 6 year, 23 million dollar contract with the Philadelphia Eagles...23 mil. Sounds good to me

Last year's 19th overall pick, Jeff Otah, signed a 5 year $14 million deal as a rookie. If this report is to be believed, Maclin will average about a million and a half more per year over the life of the deal. Michael Griffin, who was the 19th overall pick in 2007, signed a 5 year $11.5 million deal. Seems like too many years and too much money to make sense.

So far there's been nothing from the Eagles or the local media on this, so we'll file this one in the "rumor" dept for now.

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Gotta say that this rumor has to be false… No way the 19th pick is getting a shade under $4 mil/year.

I’d love to see him signed early (that would be great news), but the length and amount of the contract is unrealistic.

by JimmyK on Jun 19, 2009 10:46 AM EDT reply actions

what's desean's contract?

hopefully the coaches like what they see & think the contract is worth it

by sports00fan00 on Jun 19, 2009 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

I found 4 years ~$3 million

http://eaglescap.com/Players/DeSeanJackson.html

If that is right is was because he was drafted late in the second round. I think his deal will be redone, but at least it’s only 4 years.

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by DownHillBradley on Jun 19, 2009 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions

Oh boy...

That’s trouble. Maybe we use some of that extra cap space to give Jackson a nice signing bonus and lock him up long-term? If I’m Jackson and I’m making less than a third of what Maclin is likely to get… I think I’m a little annoyed.

by JimmyK on Jun 19, 2009 11:54 AM EDT up reply actions

If true, its good

I’d like to see them all signed early. Get them focused on learning the system, and not stressing out about signing.

It might be a little high- but don’t forget: A) he’s a receiver, and B) he really is a 10th overall pick- we just got lucky and got him at 19.

by bdawk4ever on Jun 19, 2009 11:27 AM EDT reply actions

he really is a 10th overall pick- we just got lucky and got him at 19

Try pitching that one to Joe Banner.

by JimmyK on Jun 19, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

he really is a 19th overall pick.

by cavortingEagle on Jun 19, 2009 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions

?

No, he was projected to get picked at 10 or so, so he really is a 10th overall pick

by bdawk4ever on Jun 19, 2009 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Doesn’t work that way.

by JimmyK on Jun 19, 2009 2:35 PM EDT up reply actions

?!

Too bad for him. He really isn’t a 10th overall pick.
This isn’t Monty Python (1, 2, 5…)

by cavortingEagle on Jun 19, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions

19 is 19, buddy. alex smith, tim couch, and david carr all played like 5th rounders, but they still got paid 1st pick money.

by awd777 on Jun 19, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Using this logic...

The Raiders draft suddenly makes sense. They could pay their first two picks the equivalent of a low first rounder and a UDFA. Think of the SAVINGS!

by Aphilfan on Jun 19, 2009 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Have any other first round picks signed yet?

by SJPhillyVT on Jun 19, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions

Two have signed

Stafford and Sanchez have contracts. I couldn’t find anyone else that has agreed.

by Aphilfan on Jun 19, 2009 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions

Ah right I remember Stafford’s ridiculous contract now. It gets more insane every year. Didn’t know about Sanchez though.

by SJPhillyVT on Jun 19, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions

the nfl does need a rookie cap. unproven players are getting paid more than multi-probowl vets. it’s crazy.

by awd777 on Jun 19, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions

For the time being, it actually works in the Eagles’ favor. Having a Top 5 pick these days is a really dicey proposition for teams. If you hit (see Matt Ryan, Jake Long) it’s great, but you can just as easily miss (Alex Smith, David Carr, Tim Couch) in which case you’re stuck with a cap-killing stiff for years, and it can REALLY set your franchise back for a long time.

The longer it stays the way it is, the longer it will take to even the playing field between teams like the Lions, Bengals, Browns, etc and teams like the Eagles, Pats, Steelers, Giants, etc., and I’m not in any rush to level the playing field.

by JimmyK on Jun 19, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions

just a thought

i honestly don’t know the numbers, I’m just trying to think of reasons, if this rumor is legit, why the birds would give him so much money

Where do they stand with regards to the spending floor concerning the cap. Did the re-working of 5 Alive’s deal put us above the minimum spending floor for the year? If not, could they be giving Maclin money in his contract to get them above the floor the rest of the way?

Apologies if this idea is completely off base. I don’t know where to look up the numbers

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by Beast of the East on Jun 19, 2009 12:43 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe...

Maybe they gave him that contract because they see he has a lot of potential and they don’t want him to bitch after a few years about not getting paid enough, if he ends up putting big numbers. This way they have him locked up for 6 years at a modest contract, instead of signing him for 3 years, watching him blow up and then have to give him a huge deal then.

Again, all speculation.

by Team Serbia on Jun 19, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions

Haha

well, if none of the other 1st draft picks have signed, maybe the Eagles are signing him a little high because they have cap room and want to create signing difficulties for all the other teams ;)

by Whack8888 on Jun 19, 2009 1:44 PM EDT reply actions