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| 3rd February, 2006 - 5:47 am |  Boston Herald - Richard Seymour expressed optimism yesterday that he and the Patriots will come to terms on a new contract, avoiding the events of last year when the four-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman sat out mandatory spring minicamp and then held out the first few days of full training camp in July.
?At this point I can?t say what I?m going to do, just see how it plays out,? said Seymour, in town for the Super Bowl. ?In a perfect world we?ll get it done. Period. In a perfect world, that?s what I want to have happen. And I?m pretty optimistic and hopeful that it will happen. Now, if (a new deal doesn?t get done), then we?ll cross that bridge when we get to it.?
Seymour is entering the final year of his six-year, rookie contract. And even though he is scheduled to make around $5 million in base salary in 2006 (thanks to bonuses reached earlier in the deal), Seymour is looking for a new multi-year deal. Unlike last year, he?s hopeful he?ll get it.
One of the problems currently holding up an accord is negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement between the players and owners. Until teams know what the salary cap numbers will be in 2007 and beyond, it?s hard to put a proper value on players. Also, as of now, signing bonuses can only be spread over four years, which makes it harder to give out big, up-front money. [READ] |
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