LockeJET Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2374225 The contract that Terrell Owens signed with the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday provides him the opportunity to be one of the highest-paid wide receivers in NFL history over a three-year period, and the chance to earn more than he would have under his contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, ESPN.com has learned. The three-year contract can be worth as much as $25 million if Owens plays through the deal and Dallas opts to pay him pricey roster bonuses in the springs of 2007 and 2008. Owens, who was released by the Eagles on Tuesday, will earn a bonus of $5 million for this season and a base salary of $5 million, for total compensation of $10 million. Under his contract with the Eagles, Owens would have earned $8.52 million for 2006. Dallas must then pay Owens a roster bonus of $3 million in March 2007 to retain him for that season, at a base salary of $5 million. There is another roster bonus of $3 million due in March 2008, and Owens has a base salary of $4 million for that year. Under the terms of the seven-year, $49 million contract that Owens signed with Philadelphia after being traded to the Eagles in 2004, he would have earned $20.27 million for the 2006-2008 seasons. So there is the potential, should the contract with the Cowboys remain intact, for Owens to make nearly $5 million more in Dallas than he would have with the Eagles. Compared to the contracts of other high-profile wide receivers leaguewide, Owens can earn more over a three-year period than Randy Moss of Oakland did with his recent deal, and more over two seasons than Indianapolis' Marvin Harrison did with his new contract signed two years ago. Of course, as was the case in Philadelphia, Owens' earning potential will be tied to his performance on and off the field. Because of the roster bonus, and the exercise dates of each, the contract in Dallas could be as short as one season. Even at one year, however, the $10 million that Owens will bank is more than some skeptics felt he could garner after his tumultuous 2005 season. And if Owens is productive, and is not a distraction, the Cowboys seem to have the wherewithal and the future salary cap space to retain him for all three seasons of the contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Oh god, Dallas really is retarded. Why would you pay a guy $10M when there isn't exactly much competition for him? I don't know if even this would keep the guy happy. This is like the Allan Houston contract, except Houston was being paid for being a nice guy or something I guess. I'm rooting for the Cowboys to completely implode this year. I hope they re-sign MeShawn just for the laughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnts725 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 meh who cares. Owens is going go there, do really goood, then complain about his contract and Drew Bledsoe the next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSFAN5180 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Dallas has bought a ticket to the Super Bowl.T.O is a huge signing.I wish the Jets would have signed him.On the field hes the best reciever in the game today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serphnx Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Dallas has bought a ticket to the Super Bowl.T.O is a huge signing.I wish the Jets would have signed him.On the field hes the best reciever in the game today. "best recievers" don't drop balls thrown their way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennessee_Jet Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 TO won't last the length of his contract in Dallas. Take that to the bank. He's a cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 With the money TO stands to make in roster bonuses I think he behaves just enough to not get cut. Smart move by Dallas. Put a bunch of money on the table that he has to perform/behave to earn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSFAN5180 Posted March 18, 2006 Share Posted March 18, 2006 Exactly what i wanted the Jets to do.Incentive laden contract loaded with incentives on and off the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Exactly what i wanted the Jets to do.Incentive laden contract loaded with incentives on and off the field. We need Terrell Owens like I need a ******* on the back of my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeniorFlaJet Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 What most people don't know is that TO almost didn't sign the contract. He was reading it and apparently he came to the paragraph where the Cowboys put in a sanity clause. He jumped up and said I'm not signing this, everyone knows there no such thing as Sanity Clause. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnys025 Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 We need Terrell Owens like I need a ******* on the back of my head. Do you want me to fill in those stars for ya smizzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 Do you want me to fill in those stars for ya smizzy? Nah...it says A-hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feelthepain Posted March 19, 2006 Share Posted March 19, 2006 I'm glad TO signed with the Boy's for two reasons, he won't be a fin and I hate the Eagles. I can't wait to watch TO light them up twice a year for the next couple of years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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