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Old 03-04-2007, 03:30 PM   #361
stevew
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Originally Posted by Vinatieri for Prez View Post
Yep. My guess is that with a poison pill, Miami would be on the hook for it all guaranteed (which they should take a pass on) if they matched. However, for the Pats, it is likely very backloaded so that the Pats pay a fraction of that in the first 2-3 seasons.

Welker's year 7 in that contract is for 20 million, and becomes fully guaranteed if he plays something like 5 games in Miami this year. In other words, a 6 year 18 million dollar deal with some lame backloading.
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