Keyshawn Johnsons deactivated for season

[Reschke]

Originally posted by Raubvogel
Now he gets to sit at home and collect his multi-million dollar salary for doing nothing. That's showing him!

Nope in the NFL you don't have guaranteed contracts and if you aren't on a team you aren't getting a paycheck. This is not a "Nancy boy"sport like Baseball where you can be a pitcher and only work once every 5 days and still make $4 million a year. In the NFL they don't do guaranteed contracts; no matter who you are. Simply because you as a player are an expendable commodity. There are always other players as good as you if not better who want your job and if they show they can do it better you are gone.

I have several buddies who are and were players for various teams in the NFL. Only one of them made any real money and his highest contract was $450,000 a year after bonus money in his 5th season. When he was deactivated by Miami in his 3rd year of the 5 year contract he had to go to work like everyone else. He was out of a job and there was no money coming in.

[Sox62]

Meshawn has always been,and will always be a distraction and a clubhouse cancer.

He'll get a shot with someone desperate next year,but I'd be willing to bet he goes the way of Carl Pickens.

[SaburoS]

Originally posted by Frogm4n
You dont watch sports like you used to, because your to busy kissing boys.

Dude,
That was uncalled for.

[midnight Target]

Just to clear up Reschke's post...

Johnson will be paid for the rest of the season, but will not be required to remain with the team in Tampa. The Bucs cannot release Johnson because they would take an immediate $7 million salary cap hit. Tampa Bay is $3.95 million under the cap, so releasing him would put the team $3.05 million over the cap.

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by Reschke
Nope in the NFL you don't have guaranteed contracts and if you aren't on a team you aren't getting a paycheck.

Technically, he is on a team, the Bucs.

There is speculation that Meshawn might head over to Dallas to play with Parcells again. I don't think that this benching is going to hurt him all in the long run. From Gruden's perspective, hopefully it will at least help the team focus.

-Sik

[rpm]

Originally posted by Sikboy
Technically, he is on a team, the Bucs.

There is speculation that Meshawn might head over to Dallas to play with Parcells again.  

Oh God NO! The Cowboys are just starting to get their act together again.

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by rpm371
Oh God NO! The Cowboys are just starting to get their act together again.

look on the bright side, if anyone can get Meshawn to work, it's probably Parcells.

-Sik

[Sox62]

Originally posted by Sikboy
look on the bright side, if anyone can get Meshawn to work, it's probably Parcells.

-Sik

He couldn't get him to work with the Jets.

I'll be shocked if he winds up with the Cowboys.

[Reschke]

I didn't see that about him being paid out for the rest of the year. I know he was going to be getting a "roster bonus" next year but for someone who hasn't been a game breaker he was really over paid.

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by Sox62
He couldn't get him to work with the Jets.

Eh, he had his best season undere Parcells, but you're right... who knows at this point.

-Sik

[sling322]

Originally posted by Sikboy
There is speculation that Meshawn might head over to Dallas to play with Parcells again.  

I would take him straight up for Joey Galloway.  Problem there is Joey is scheduled to make $8 million next year and I dont know if the Bucs can take that on.  The Cowboys need someone who can go over the middle and make a damn catch.  Say what you want about Keychain, but he has a buttload of talent and if anyone can motivate him again its The Gigantic Tuna.

[Sixpence]

Originally posted by midnight Target
Or maybe Gruden is a jerk. You don't have a clue which is true and neither do I.

Well, we saw the interviews, and he questioned the coaching decisions. From what has been written by the sports writers, he was saying it in the locker room too. You can't have distractions on a team, that's why Belichick got rid of Terry Glenn, look what the results were.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by midnight Target
Or maybe Gruden is a jerk. You don't have a clue which is true and neither do I.

This may very well be, but if it is, Gruden is a consistent jerk.

But he never understood why he wasn't more involved in Gruden's game plans. He voiced his concern to the coach and general manager Rich McKay last month, telling them that he wanted to leave after this season.

Can't say I've paid all that much attention to the Bucs, but while he coached in Oakland, there really was no such thing as a "featured" receiver or running back. The ball was going everywhere.