NFL Football - 2012 Season Thread

[Koyaanisqatsi]

:lolskins:

Jay Glazer of FOX Sports reports that the Rams and the Redskins have agreed to terms on a deal that will send the second overall pick in the 2012 draft to Washington. The Redskins undoubtedly will pick quarterback Robert Griffin III. (Or, at the very worst, Andrew Luck.)

Glazer says that the teams will swap first-round picks in 2012, with St. Louis taking the No. 6 pick. The Rams also get two future first-round picks and additional selections, one of which is believed to be a second-rounder.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

oh, and...:loljets:

Quarterback Mark Sanchez agreed to a three-year contract extension with the New York Jets on Friday night, meaning he's signed through 2016. He had two years remaining on his rookie deal.

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The contract is a three-year extension for $40.5 million total, $13.5 million per year, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The extension gives Sanchez five total years for $58.25 million, with $20.5 million fully guaranteed with no off-sets in 2012 and 2013, according to the source.

The $58.25 million gives Sanchez is the seventh highest among NFL quarterbacks, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.

[ColdWizard]

:lolskins:

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In the deal, the Rams will receive the Redskins' No. 6 overall pick, as well as the Redskins' first-round picks in 2013 and 2014. The Rams will also receive Washington's second-round pick this year

[OzzyKP]

What a disaster.

[SlowwHand]

Rams already have the best 2012 draft.

Brandon Jacobs was released Friday by the New York Giants after he could not reach agreement on a restructured deal. The running back spent seven seasons with New York, winning two Super Bowls.

Good. He's an ass. Maybe he'll end up working on a garbage truck.

[Al B. Sure!]

Oh man Robert Griffin did not come cheap.

[Lorizael]

Here comes the RGIII era for the Skins. He better be worth it.

[Ming]

The Rams win big time on this one.

[Al B. Sure!]

Funny that while the media was talking about the Jets releasing or replacing him, the Sanchize got a contract extension:

The deal includes $20.5 million in guarantees for 2012 and 2013 and $40.5 million in "new" money, bringing his total over five years to $58.25 million, according to sources. He can make an additional $10 million in escalators.

The $58.25 million gives Sanchez the seventh-highest financial package among NFL quarterbacks, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.

[OzzyKP]

Here comes the RGIII era for the Skins. He better be worth it.

He won't be.

[-Jrabbit]

Funny that while the media was talking about the Jets releasing or replacing him, the Sanchize got a contract extension:

This is already being characterized as an "apology extension."

Looking at this, and at the Carson Palmer deal... the Cutler deal looks better and better. Hell, The Beloved only gave up two #1s and got Johnny Knox in the deal.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

Funny that while the media was talking about the Jets releasing or replacing him, the Sanchize got a contract extension:

It's apparently a restructuring more than anything, and the three new years have a team option before each one. There's no guaranteed money after year 2. Makes a lot more sense that way, but it's not exactly a huge vote of confidence from Tannenbaum...seems more like an attempt to save face on a high draft pick while clearing some short-term cap space and still leaving the door open to dumping him if an opportunity presents itself.

[ColdWizard]

The Rams win big time on this one.

Last time someone got 3 first round picks, they used them to draft Emmitt Smith and win a few Super Bowls.

[SlowwHand]

At least Minnesota screwed themselves over a proven commodity.

[ColdWizard]