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Originally posted by Bizzle36

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make it so there isnt just one video per week

let me explain again!....I have but only so much bandwidth, If I put more than 2 vids on the site then I will exceed my bandwidth fast and lose my site for the rest of the month.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dy...5082500789.html

Redskins, Arrington Reach Deal on Contract Dispute

By Nunyo Demasio

Washington Post Staff Writer

Thursday, August 25, 2005; 10:48 AM

LaVar Arrington and the Washington Redskins have reached a settlement, ending a contract dispute that lasted 17 months, according to several sources involved in the negotiations.

The resolution follows several oft-postponed hearings for binding arbitration after Arrington filed a grievance in March 2004 contending that the Redskins omitted $6.5 million in virtual guarantees that he said were agreed upon in an eight-year, $68 million extension.

Under the settlement, Arrington's contract extension, signed in December 2003, won't be reworked. However, an amendment, called a contingency, has been inserted that gives Arrington an opportunity to void his deal -- making him a free agent -- as soon as 2007, or receive performance incentives worth $3.25 million, and possibly $1.6 million more.

The resolution is expected to become official by early tonight when pertinent documents are signed by all parties involved -- including Arrington -- at Redskins Park.

Arrington was unavailable for comment. Redskins spokesman Karl Swanson didn't immediately return voice mail or e-mail messages. Other key participants in the agreement declined comment until the formality of the signings.

To trigger the amendment, Arrington must make the Pro Bowl at least twice within the next four seasons, said sources with detailed knowledge of the agreement. If Arrington opts for free agency, the Redskins can force him to remain under contract by paying $3.25 million.

The $1.6 million figure will be almost impossible to achieve, since Arrington must participate in 98 percent of special-teams play, said two sources who have seen the agreement. (The performance clause was inserted to satisfy a salary-cap rule.)

Thus, both sides essentially split the difference over the disputed sum, assuming the contingency.

Entering the 2004 season, Arrington had made the Pro Bowl three consecutive times. Arrington wasn't named last season after suffering a bone bruise that forced him to miss 12 games. The linebacker, who underwent two knee surgeries for his injury, is expected to play in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, taking the field for the first time since last season.

A resolution seemed far-fetched until July 27, when Arrington held a two-hour meeting with Coach Joe Gibbs, owner Daniel Snyder and NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw at Redskins Park. Upshaw helped organize the meeting and formulated the framework of the resolution, according to officials involved in the talks. The settlement talks were spurred after Arrington telephoned Gibbs about concerns about his Redskins future, sources said. Gibbs played a pivotal role by insisting on a resolution, and he later held a separate meeting with Arrington's representatives in his office at Redskins Park. (Team counsel Norm Chirite negotiated for the Redskins with Arrington's Memphis-based lawyer, Steve Brown.)

The disputed contract was negotiated by Arrington's agent, Carl Poston, and Eric Schaffer, Washington's salary-cap specialist. Arrington contended that $6.5 million in guarantees were missing from the 2006 season. Arrington accused the club of purposely removing the difference from the final draft he signed at Redskins Park under deadline pressure.

Arrington originally filed the grievance as an individual through Don Petersen, a Detroit-based attorney, and received assistance from Richard Berthelsen, the NFLPA's general counsel. The Redskins were aided by the NFL's management council.

Do we have access to your video archive? I mean is there somewhere that we can look at several?I have just started looking at the vids and...WOW...I have been missing something !

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