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Tommie Harris Wants To Be More Like Richard Seymour

The Bears and Tommie Harris have still not yet agreed to terms on a new contract.  For Harris this is more about years than it is money. Not to say he isn't interested in money, quite the contrary, he is trying to add one more big payday.

The Bears had offered him a deal close or above the seven-year, $50.5 million dollar deal that the Oakland Raiders gave Tommy Kelley.  Harris, unlike Kelley, is actually worth that much, but Harris wants a deal more like the one Richard Seymour got, which was a four-year, $30 million deal.  The deal having  $26 million guaranteed.

With this type of a deal Harris would again be a free agent once more before he hits 30 y ears of age, allowing him to once again cash in. 

I think this strategy is a good one for both teams.  It keeps the Bears off the hook from seven years of big money and they won't be stuck with the decision over whether they have to cut him or not.  It also lets them work a new deal based on where he is age wise and health wise.

The flip side of course is what if Harris stays relatively healthy for the rest of his career and becomes a Hall of Fame caliber defensive end.  If he is still going strong at 30 he will still warrant a big contract at that age.

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is a Defensive Tackle….fyi…........with the tear the he sustained a year ago it wouldent be that bad of an idea just in case he get injured…..even if he stays healthy and wants another 20 mil the bears were going to pay him 50 million anyways…....its almost like an insurance clause.

by SuperBowlXX on May 22, 2008 3:53 PM CDT   0 recs

I have no problem with dropping 3 years from the deal

It’s safer for both sides, if his injuries persist the team will be safe, if he’s healthy then he gets paid again!

Lovie Smith-isms:
"We get off the bus running"
"Rex Grossman is our quarterback."
"...and we'll go from there."

by GallopingGhost on May 22, 2008 5:58 PM CDT   0 recs

impressive
The flip side of course is what if Harris stays relatively healthy for the rest of his career and becomes a Hall of Fame caliber defensive end.

I know Harris is good… but I didn’t know he was good enough to become a Hall of Fame caliber defensive end while playing defensive tackle.

by big_lowitzki on May 23, 2008 12:48 PM CDT   0 recs

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