Dallas Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin signs six-year deal

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COWBOYS, HAMLIN BEAT THE CLOCK
Published 7/15/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... has now broken the bank. Safety Ken Hamlin, who signed a one-year deal with the Cowboys as an unrestricted free agent in 2007,  agreed to terms on a six-year contract .  He spent his first four seasons with the Seahawks. Per the Dallas Morning News , the contract contains $15 million in guaranteed money, and has a total value of $39 million. The Cowboys had applied the franchise tag to Hamlin earlier this year.  If a long-term deal had not been reached by 4:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday, he could have re-signed for one year only.

Ken Hamlin - Cowboys QB on the defense - gets paid
Published 7/15/2008 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
...   Ken Hamlin signed a deal for six years at $39 million. $15 million is guaranteed with $9 million coming in a roster bonus. It’s top-end money for a safety, but then Ken Hamlin is a top-end safety. We all saw that last year, and with a more talented secondary around him this year and with the defensive scheme already in place from last year, I think we can expect an even greater impact from our QB on the defense. ...

We're number one
Published 7/16/2008 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... young player who will find it hard to get on the field unless injuries intervene, which just goes to show how great this group is overall. Dude, the guy’s name is Kevin Burnett. And he actually got a fair amount of playing time last year in the dime sets. I expect he will again this year. Hat tip to WB3forMB3 for the link in this FanShot. Read all about Ken Hamlin’s deal here, here, and here. Tony Romo is doing it for the ...

What About Aaron Rodgers?
Published 7/16/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... Despite Favre’s Status, Childress Says Jackson’s His Man (Star Tribune) FOX Sports: Top 10 Teams Favre Should Play For AFC News Colts: Manning Will Be Ready for Regular Season Opener (Indianapolis Star) Titans: Haynesworth, Titans Deadlock (Tennessean) NFC News Cowboys: Gamble Pays Off for Ken Hamlin (Dallas Morning News) Giants: Mario Manningham Signs with ...