Eagle091 Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/02/AR2006030201425.html?nav=rss_sports Redskins Get Three-Day Reprieve By Joseph White Associated Press Thursday, March 2, 2006; 6:19 PM ASHBURN, Va. - The Washington Redskins worked to slash some $20 million from their payroll Thursday, then learned that austerity measures might not be necessary after all. Those on the Redskins' cut list got a reprieve late in the day when the NFL announced that the start of free agency had been postponed for three days. Instead of a 10 p.m. Thursday deadline to get under the salary cap, teams now have until 6 p.m. Sunday. Redskins Quarterback Mark Brunell agrees to new contract that would provide the team $1.8 million in salary cap relief. Redskins safety Sean Taylor has added a pair of attorneys to his legal team. Tony Kornheiser: Everyone say goodbye to Patrick Ramsey. Head coach Joe Gibbs says he is listening to offers for quarterback Patrick Ramsey. The Redskins are handcuffed by the salary cap and still need to shed $20 million in payroll. Vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato denies reports linking the team to wide receiver Terrell Owens. The Redskins add Jerry Gray to the defensive staff. Graphic: Sorting out the Washington's command structure. Discuss the offseason options. SEAHAWKS 20, REDSKINS 10 Redskins-Seahawks The Redskins get three turnovers, but can't do much on offense and lose to the Seahawks and are eliminated from the NFC playoffs. The Redskins made a surprising run to the playoffs only to have it end with an other poor offensive performance. Michael Wilbon: If you can't score more than 10 points, you're not worthy of being in the NFC championship game. Sally Jenkins: Will the Redskins' success be a springboard -- or will they be one-year wonders? UnWise Mike: Seahawks fans will be singing from the top of Mount Rainier. Tony Kornheiser: You can't depend on miracles every week -- even in Seattle. Defense focuses on the play they didn't make, the drive they couldn't stop. Quarterback Mark Brunell and running back Clinton Portis were unable to get much going over the past two games. With nine catches, the bad memories finally pass for Darrell Jackson. Redskins fans in the Washington area ride a roller coaster of emotions. Notebook: An emotional Ray Brown, 43, announces his retirement. The extra time gives the league and the players' union time to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement that would substantially raise the 2006 salary cap, thereby averting the major talent purge many teams were fearing. Although the Redskins were well above the $94.5 million cap at the start of the day, the team's biggest names were not in danger of being released. An official within the league, speaking on condition of anonymity because the cuts were not announced, said the cuts would not have been as severe as expected because the team had considered the possibility of a breakdown in the agreement when negotiating player contracts over the last two years. As the day progressed, the Redskins were able to make savings by renegotiating existing deals with cornerback Shawn Springs, running back Clinton Portis and others, the official said, leaving valuable veterans such as offensive linemen Jon Jansen and Randy Thomas and defensive linemen Renaldo Wynn and Phillip Daniels safe from the chopping block. "As a player, you're about the team," Springs said. "You do the best you can do to help out the team." Those on the prospective cut list included quarterback Patrick Ramsey, safety Matt Bowen, center Cory Raymer, defensive tackle Brandon Noble and cornerback Walt Harris, but most of those players were expected to be released regardless of the outcome of the collective bargaining agreement talks. "The Redskins have done an excellent job of restructuring a number of contracts in anticipation of a deal (on the agreement) not being consummated," said agent Leigh Steinberg, who reworked quarterback Mark Brunell's deal earlier in the week. The Redskins are hoping for a new agreement that would set a cap in the $105 million to $110 million range so they can again be aggressive in pursuing free agents. Coach Joe Gibbs is hoping to build off the franchise's first playoff appearance in six years by adding a receiver, a cornerback and a pass-rushing defensive lineman. Also, the team has several free agents it would like to keep: safety Ryan Clark and tight end Robert Royal are unrestricted, and guard Derrick Dockery is restricted. The free agency period is now set to begin at 12:01 a.m. Monday. If the Redskins can't be big players in free agency, it would buck an aggressive, big-spending trend established when owner Dan Snyder bought the team in 1999. However, if there is not a new agreement by Sunday, the 2007 season would have no salary cap at all, allowing Snyder to spend more or less at will. The Redskins were able to renegotiate existing deals with Shawn Springs and Clinton Portis on Thursday even as the NFL pushes back the deadline for free agency by 72 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hooper Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Key points -- "Although the Redskins were well above the $94.5 million cap at the start of the day, the team's biggest names were not in danger of being released. An official within the league, speaking on condition of anonymity because the cuts were not announced, said the cuts would not have been as severe as expected because the team had considered the possibility of a breakdown in the agreement when negotiating player contracts over the last two years." "The Redskins have done an excellent job of restructuring a number of contracts in anticipation of a deal (on the agreement) not being consummated," said agent Leigh Steinberg, who reworked quarterback Mark Brunell's deal earlier in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted March 3, 2006 Share Posted March 3, 2006 Key points --"Although the Redskins were well above the $94.5 million cap at the start of the day, the team's biggest names were not in danger of being released. An official within the league, speaking on condition of anonymity because the cuts were not announced, said the cuts would not have been as severe as expected because the team had considered the possibility of a breakdown in the agreement when negotiating player contracts over the last two years." "The Redskins have done an excellent job of restructuring a number of contracts in anticipation of a deal (on the agreement) not being consummated," said agent Leigh Steinberg, who reworked quarterback Mark Brunell's deal earlier in the week. The Redskins front office were more prepared for this than the media gave them credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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