Sentences with phrase «free agent contract»

After the game Scott «signed a free agent contract w / the Champs a la Ray Allen» Kulberg would not answer questions about his departure from Captain Whitehead's crew..

Signed a free agent contract with the Houston Oilers.

If Len doesn't have a breakout season (which he definitely could have), we'll still need a center of the future — even after spending a no. 5 pick and a $ 52 million free agent contract on the position.

There isn't a single free agent contract that has gone over three years yet, and the rumors for an elite hitter like J.D. Martinez all stop at five years, with a serious gap between the two parties on his worth in dollars.

Phoenix has a top - five pick (Alex Len) and a big free agent contract (Tyson Chandler) invested in the front court.

He parlayed that into a three - year, $ 75 million free agent contract to return to New York, including a $ 10 million signing bonus and a $ 17.5 million salary in 2016.

Lin signed a free agent contract with the Golden State Warriors and seemed to get in the game only when his team was way ahead or far behind.

There have been 29 former BAWS participants reach the Big Leagues and over 200 (last count was 208) former participants who have been drafted or signed free agent contracts.

Free agent contracts are a completely different animal, but the NFL rookie wage scale is extremely restrictive.

What's best for the players, Breslow believes, is that international free agent contracts as large as Yoan Moncada's, which included a $ 31.5 million signing bonus, remain a possibility.

Not exact matches

In 2016 - 17 and 2017 - 18, when the salary cap will explode because of the league's new TV deal, Cousins will only be making around $ 16 million per year — well below what he'd make if he got a max contract on the open market as a free agent.

Kaepernick opted out of his contract and became a free agent in March but has not received serious interest from any teams.

The Los Angeles Clippers have re-signed free agent DeAndre Jordan to a four - year contract, according to widespread reports.

During the season, Kaepernick and the 49ers restructured his contract so that Kaepernick could essentially opt out and become a free agent.

In 2010, Cruz signed a three - year $ 1.215 million contract with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent.

That meant that instead of becoming a free agent with the ability to negotiate a deal with any team, Miller would be automatically assigned a one - year, $ 14.7 million contract from the Broncos.

Now the Redskins must decide once again between a lucrative long - term contract, an expensive franchise tag, or letting Cousins go as a free agent.

Kaepernick, who is opting out of his contract with the San Francisco 49ers — meaning he'll soon be a free agent — now says he plans to stand during the National Anthem.

He signed a 2 year, $ 24 million dollar contract in 2011, and can be a free agent after the season

All major free - agent contracts extend for two or three years too long — think Robinson Cano — but that's the accepted cost of getting those prime years.

The club negotiated a new 4 year contract in 2015, again for the reasons mentioned above and agreed on # 140k / wk, otherwise he would have walked out as a free agent end of 2015/16 season.

However, that has been shrouded in doubt by the fact that his current contract will expire this summer, and with a matter of a few months until he becomes a free agent, there has been no suggestion from either party that he's on the verge of signing a new deal.

Free agent Greg Monroe will sign a maximum contract with the Milwaukee Bucks, league source tells Yahoo Sports.

So Cousins will be a free agent and will reel in a big contract, especially after Garoppolo's deal.

Across the board 129 players fetched more than $ 350 million in new contracts by changing teams during this inaugural free - agent auction.

The concept of front - loaded contracts is neither new nor nefarious, but in the 2007 free - agent bonanza, it did give franchises that generate considerable revenue — the Rangers, Flyers and Avalanche, for example — an inherent advantage.

Maybe Devils GM Ray Shero is trying to be forward - thinking by avoiding any bad contracts that could be headaches in the future, but how does a team in that situation come away from the free agent frenzy with just a single signing of a bottom six forward?

He's a free agent after this season, and the better he performs in the postseason, the bigger the numbers on that contract are going to be.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser is still waiting to get a new contract as a restricted free agent two weeks before the start of training camp.

He is on the last year of his contract and becomes a free agent they will not re-sign in 2019.

The Browns don't offer contracts with no - trade clauses, but free - agent cornerback Ryan McNeil, the NFL interception leader in 1997, is adamant about making an exception.

In any case, if you strike out on a max free agent, and make those 3 come back on bloated contracts, I would be celebrating.

With spring training just around the corner, free agent shortstop Ian Desmond has finally found a new workplace for 2016, reportedly agreeing to terms with the Texas Rangers on a one - year, $ 8 - million contract, per Ken Rosenthal.

Steinberg - Moorad client Jamir Miller, a free - agent linebacker, signs a one - year contract with the Browns.

Durant should be considered the top NBA free agent of 2018, even though he's the least likely to switch teams (other than Nikola Jokic) and the most likely to opt into his 2018 - 19 contract.

Circumventing the intent of the cap by signing free agents to long, front - loaded contracts that reduce the hit to the club's total cap (in July, for instance, the Wild signed a pair of free agents, winger Zach Parise and defenseman Ryan Suter, to identical 13 - year, $ 98 million contracts) does them no favors in the p.r. battle when they claim that their cash flow is suffering.

Last offseason was a banner year for free agent closers, with Aroldis Chapman (5 years, $ 86 million), Kenley Jansen (5 years, $ 80 million) and Mark Melancon (4 years, $ 62 million) signing the three richest contracts for relief pitchers in history.

New York Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes will be one of the most prized hitters on the hot stove market for a second consecutive season, opting out of his contract on Saturday and becoming a free agent, per The New York Times» James Wagner.

He signed the shorter deal to become a free agent again in 2016 when the NBA's new $ 24 billion TV contracts kick in and send the salary soaring.

LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers as a free agent this summer with a two - year, $ 42.1 million contract.

In the last two offseasons combined, there have been 10 multi-year contracts for free agent non-closers with an average annual value of $ 6 million or more.

When Chandler and several other Mavs players, including J.J. Barea and Caron Butler, became free agents after their championship season, the Mavericks decided to offer these players only one year contracts.

As promising as everything seems now, Gabriel's rivals weren't so envious four years ago, when O'Neal left Orlando as a free agent to sign a seven - year, $ 120 million contract with the Lakers.

In that game quarterback Neil O'Donnell, a free agent who had been lured from the Pittsburgh Steelers by a five - year, $ 25 million contract, completed seven passes and was sacked eight times.

After helping Jeremy Roenick tug on his new Flyers sweater at a July press conference announcing the signing of the free - agent center to a five - year, $ 37.5 million contract, owner Ed Snider was about to take his seat when the irrepressible Roenick commanded, «Hold on.

(Talley, who signed a two - year, $ 2 million free - agent contract in» 95, was a major bust and was dumped in February.)

Bryant's contract can be extended any time before July, otherwise, he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

Because this offseason has been absurdly slow for all of the top free agents, and eventually he needs to find a long - term deal that works for him before he's left to compromise and accept a less lucrative deal with a contender just to lock in a contract that is worth it.

Philadelphia made several significant moves in the summer — re-signing leftwinger John LeClair to a five - year, $ 45 million contract, adding steady free - agent defenseman Eric Weinrich and landing the rights to elusive Czech center Jiri Dopita in a trade with the Panthers — but none had the power to heal like dealing a once - in - a-generation talent such as Lindros to the rival Rangers for defenseman Kim Johnsson, winger Jan Hlavac and forward prospect Pavel Brendl.

One example of such is the offseason's most targeted free agent, Dwight Howard, who announced on July 5 that he intended to sign a long - term contract with the Houston Rockets.