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LIONS SEEK $10 MILLION FROM ROGERS
Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that the Detroit Lions have commenced efforts to recover $10.184 million in signing bonus money from former No. 2 overall pick Charles Rogers.
More and more NFL player contracts contain language permitting the recovery of bonus money in the event of a "default." And in most of such contracts, a "default" occurs if the player is suspended.
Rogers was suspended earlier this year for four games after violating the league's substance abuse policy. He's the second high-profile client of Carl and Kevin Poston to lose millions due to conduct making himself unavailable for work.
In our view, the move is a sure sign that the Lions are done with Rogers, who missed most of the 2003 and 2004 seasons with a broken collarbone. With no reason to keep Rogers happy by allowing him to keep his money, the Lions can send a powerful message to all present and future players that there are real consequences for breaking the rules.
It also might be further proof that ownership is fed up with all of the money that is being dumped into a team that still can't get beyond mediocrity. We've recently heard that the Ford family is getting very uncomfortable with the notion that CEO Matt Millen and coach Steve Mariucci are making roughly $8 million in combined salary.
-Well well well, Charles Rogers would look awfully good in the orange and blue, heh?
Frankly, I don't know how all this "bust" talk came about with Rogers, he's just had two freak injuries. It's not like he's got weak collarbones.
LIONS SEEK $10 MILLION FROM ROGERS
Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com reports that the Detroit Lions have commenced efforts to recover $10.184 million in signing bonus money from former No. 2 overall pick Charles Rogers.
More and more NFL player contracts contain language permitting the recovery of bonus money in the event of a "default." And in most of such contracts, a "default" occurs if the player is suspended.
Rogers was suspended earlier this year for four games after violating the league's substance abuse policy. He's the second high-profile client of Carl and Kevin Poston to lose millions due to conduct making himself unavailable for work.
In our view, the move is a sure sign that the Lions are done with Rogers, who missed most of the 2003 and 2004 seasons with a broken collarbone. With no reason to keep Rogers happy by allowing him to keep his money, the Lions can send a powerful message to all present and future players that there are real consequences for breaking the rules.
It also might be further proof that ownership is fed up with all of the money that is being dumped into a team that still can't get beyond mediocrity. We've recently heard that the Ford family is getting very uncomfortable with the notion that CEO Matt Millen and coach Steve Mariucci are making roughly $8 million in combined salary.
-Well well well, Charles Rogers would look awfully good in the orange and blue, heh?
Frankly, I don't know how all this "bust" talk came about with Rogers, he's just had two freak injuries. It's not like he's got weak collarbones.
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