Often times with young, stud players such as Chris Johnson, Darrelle Revis, DeSean Jackson, and Patrick Willis, we hear a lot about what is called the 30% rule. The 30% rule basically states that a player’s new deal cannot be an increase of the annual salary of the rookie deal by more than 30 percent. […]
Author: Dominic Perilli
The time for NFL Training Camp is now. For all the teams, there will be a lot of the same faces at camp in the first few days. This is not always a good thing. Why? Because this means that the new faces are rookie holdouts. I’d like to share my point of view on […]
Within the past couple of weeks, many of you have been watching/reading news regarding the imprisonment of pro competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi. He was detained after he attempted to run on stage after the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest in Coney Island, New York held on July 4th. Apparently, Kobayashi had a disagreement with […]
Welcome back to the Let’s Make a Deal column. Now that the draft is set in stone, I will be able to predict my contracts more accurately. Let’s start with Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford. Sam Bradford QB, Oklahoma 1st Overall Selection in 2010 to the St. Louis Rams Requested Contract: 6 years/ $78 million with […]
Welcome to the third installment of Let’s Make a Deal. It seems as though the general consensus is positive towards this column, and I would really like to thank you all for the support and contributions. Eric Berry is a very unique player. I feel as though his agent will strike gold for him when […]
First off, I’d like to thank everyone who commented on the initial Let’s Make a Deal post; great job keeping the conversation going! Here is the second installment, so get your research done and hit me with some counter-offers! Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech 6’4″, 272 pounds 1st round, 2nd overall selection to the Detroit Lions […]
Welcome to the first edition of Let’s Make a Deal. Darren and I have spoken about this column and feel that it is worth a test run, so naturally we need your participation! Basically, this column is a mock negotiation. In each post I will take one college football player who’s expected to be drafted […]
Joe Blanton agreed to a three-year, $24 million contract with the Phillies. The deal comes at a perfect time since Blanton was scheduled for arbitration next month. I’m going to be completely candid; Blanton got a very good deal here. According to BaseballReference.com, he is compared to Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers. In 2009, […]
The Detroit Tigers and reliever Jose Valverde reached a deal on a two-year, $14 million contract Tuesday. A $9 million 2012 option is included in the deal. Valverde led the National League in saves in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. Valverde was signed to fill the void left by Fernando Rodney and Brandon Lyon. Rodney […]
Hideki Okajima has been a very solid reliever for the Boston Red Sox, not just this past season but also in 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Okajima had a 6-0 record with a 3.39 ERA in 61 innings pitched. Okajima was scheduled to go to arbitration after the 2009 season. However, he and the Red […]