With only two days left before the March 5 deadline, the Atlanta Falcons are among the several teams who began to take actions to retain free agents. On Wednesday, they offered tenders to two of their restricted free agents: tackle Tyson Clabo and punter Michael Koenen.
Having been a starter for the Falcons since the start of ’08 season, Clabo was tendered at the first-round level that will allow him to earn $2.521 million in 2010, a raise of 10 percent over his 2009 pay. Any team who wants to sign him away will have to offer a first-round draft pick to the Falcons. That offer actually indicates the team could keep him in Falcons jersey for the 2010 season.
Koenen played under a franchise tag for the Falcons and received a second-round tender on Wednesday and is set to earn $1.809 million in 2010 season. As it is unlikely that any team will present an offer to sign him away, Koenen is also likely to stay with the Falcons.
The Falcons still have seven more restricted free agents to deal with: running backs Jerious Norwood and Jason Snelling, offensive linemen Harvey Dahl and Quinn Ojinnaka, safeties Jamaal Fudge, Charlie Peprah and Antoine Harris.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Monday, November 16, 2009
Win over Falcons changed opinions on Panthers QB Delhomme
Wearing No.13 NFL jersey does not necessarily mean unlucky to the Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme, but keeping leading his team to loss just caused people to doubt whether he is worth the trust of Coach John Fox. Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Falcons just came in time to clear the doubts on Delhomme’s ability.
People used to consider if backup Josh McCown had not been lost for the season, Delhomme might have been sent to the bench weeks ago, and he was a have-to choice for starting job simply because the team had only inexperienced Matt Moore behind Delhomme.
Throwing 13 interceptions totally in the season, Delhomme made Sunday’s win his third consecutive game without throwing an interception, turning his season around completely.
"I’ve had fun the last three weeks," Delhomme said. "It didn’t get any lower than the Buffalo game, for whatever reason. I had to say, ‘the heck with it’ and keep swinging. The last few weeks have really been fun."
As for the next three games against the Dolphins, Jets and Buccaneers, the quarterback now at least has enough confidence to lead his team to a possible win, and even to the playoff.
People used to consider if backup Josh McCown had not been lost for the season, Delhomme might have been sent to the bench weeks ago, and he was a have-to choice for starting job simply because the team had only inexperienced Matt Moore behind Delhomme.
Throwing 13 interceptions totally in the season, Delhomme made Sunday’s win his third consecutive game without throwing an interception, turning his season around completely.
"I’ve had fun the last three weeks," Delhomme said. "It didn’t get any lower than the Buffalo game, for whatever reason. I had to say, ‘the heck with it’ and keep swinging. The last few weeks have really been fun."
As for the next three games against the Dolphins, Jets and Buccaneers, the quarterback now at least has enough confidence to lead his team to a possible win, and even to the playoff.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Michael Vick can still have $16 million roster bonus from Falcons
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Tuesday that Michael Vick, currently a quarterback in the Philadelphia Eagles, can still keep the more than $16 million roster bonuses he earned while playing in the Atlanta Falcons jersey.
The Court’s decision backed Judge David Doty’s rule, which said the money was not subject to forfeiture since Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting conviction. After the ruling, the NFL accused Doty, who has long handled matters arising from the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, of bias and sought to end his oversight of its contract with the players union.
However, the court backed Doty’s ruling on Vick’s bonus case because it found the contract’s forfeiture language ambiguous. So Doty has not done anything wrong and can still keep oversight of contract.
Vick’s current contract with the Eagles can pay him $1.6 million for 2009 season, and even the team decides to keep him in Philadelphia for next season, he won’t earn more than $5.2 million, so to keep the Falcons’ $16 million means quite a lot for Vick’s life.
The Court’s decision backed Judge David Doty’s rule, which said the money was not subject to forfeiture since Vick had already earned the bonuses before his dogfighting conviction. After the ruling, the NFL accused Doty, who has long handled matters arising from the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, of bias and sought to end his oversight of its contract with the players union.
However, the court backed Doty’s ruling on Vick’s bonus case because it found the contract’s forfeiture language ambiguous. So Doty has not done anything wrong and can still keep oversight of contract.
Vick’s current contract with the Eagles can pay him $1.6 million for 2009 season, and even the team decides to keep him in Philadelphia for next season, he won’t earn more than $5.2 million, so to keep the Falcons’ $16 million means quite a lot for Vick’s life.
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