Raiders sign Janikowski, four-year $16 mil

[costanza2k1]

Re: Raiders sign Janikowski, four-year $16 mil

Thanks Al Davis

[anger 82&95]

Re: Raiders sign Janikowski, four-year $16 mil

Post-gazette article...

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Jeff Reed's agent walked off a Florida golf course to a sight more satisfying than any birdie putt: His cell phone chirped with the news that the Oakland Raiders had just made Sebastian Janikowski the most expensive kicker in NFL history. "I don't know what to tell you," Don Henderson said Tuesday afternoon. "The ironic part is, if you take a look at field-goal kickers the last three years, Jeff Reed leads the league in field-goal percentage."Henderson said Steelers negotiator Omar Kahn called him Monday, apparently to begin negotiations on a new contract for Reed, who will become an unrestricted free agent March 5 without one. The news one day later that Janikowski signed a four-year, $16 million deal with the Raiders that includes $9 million in guaranteed money could not have come at a better time for Reed."Omar on Monday asked my opinion, and I said all I can tell you is what the stats tell me: that Jeff is the field-goal percentage leader in the NFL," Henderson said.Reed has made 88.5 percent of his field-goal tries the past three years, 77 of 87. He was 27 of 31 this past season as well as in 2008 and kicked two field goals in Super Bowl XLIII. Janikowski, a former first-round draft choice known for his booming leg, has been good on 80.2 percent of his field-goal tries the past three seasons (73 of 91), including 26 of 29 in 2009.Reed also kicks in one of the toughest home stadiums and in perhaps the toughest division for kickers in the NFL. Kevin Colbert, the Steelers' director of football operations, said Friday that Reed, nose tackle Casey Hampton and free safety Ryan Clark are the team's three priorities to negotiate contract extensions before free agency starts. All would become unrestricted if they do not. Colbert said the team would wait until the end of this week to begin negotiations. The Steelers offered a contract to Reed just before the 2009 season began that was rejected."We tried to get something done before season and it just didn't work out," said Henderson, who said the amount of Janikowski's new contract did not surprise him. "We want to be in Pittsburgh and they know we want to be there."

[SteelBucks]

Re: Raiders sign Janikowski, four-year $16 mil

Just transition tag him and be done w/it

I agree.

[papillon]

Re: Raiders sign Janikowski, four-year $16 mil

Just transition tag him and be done w/it

I agree.

Before some other retarded organization adds another high salary to the top 5 kicker salaries and drives up the cost even higher. I assume that Janikowski's will be factored in to the top 5 salaries.

Pappy

[SteelAbility]

Re: Raiders sign Janikowski, four-year $16 mil

Thanks Al Davis

Al's determined to take down other teams along with his own. Darth Davis strikes again.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Raiders sign Janikowski, four-year $16 mil

Just transition tag him and be done w/it

I agree.

Before some other retarded organization adds another high salary to the top 5 kicker salaries and drives up the cost even higher. I assume that Janikowski's will be factored in to the top 5 salaries.

Pappy

The franchise and transition tag numbers have already been established, using the top 5 and top 10 salaries for players in 2009. This new Janikowski contract will impact the tag numbers starting in 2011, not now.