Friday, March 2, 2007
Big Splash in the Bay
According to several publications, the San Francisco 49ers have busted out the check book, and will apparently have a lot of balancing to do. As first reported by Adam Schefter, the 9ers started their spending spree by signing cb Nate Clements to a massive 8-year $80 million deal, making him the highest paid defensive player ever. San Fran has also reportedly signed safety Michael Lewis formerly of the Eagles. The team went into the off season with nearly $30 million under the cap to play with, and it seems that they have decided to put it to use. However, in my mind this big spending will keep the 9ers out of the race for former Ravens lb Adalius Thomas. Thomas is also being pursued by the New England Patriots, and my guess is that they will have him signed some time tonight. The interesting thing to watch with the Thomas deal is its potential impact on Lance Brigs. Brigs and his agent will undoubtedly base their demands on the deal signed by Thomas. If the number is high, the possibility of Lance Brigs playing somewhere other then Chicago becomes a stronger one. Arizona anyone?
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josh, it's dave. first, you didn't mention that the idea of nate clements being the top paid defensive player is sacrilege. i don't care how good he is, i can name at least 10 defensive players that should be paid more than he's getting from the 49ers.
it's most certainly disgraceful, unless they do something about cap limits, that would allow others to get this kind of deal they're going to have some real angry cornerbacks around the league, there's so many even cornerbacks that are more worthy of this deal
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