tboblogs.com - 4/21/2008
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TAMPA - We’re getting a better idea of what it will take to pry DE Jared Allen away from the Chiefs, and it’s not very appetizing. Word now is that the Chiefs will settle for no less than a first- and second-round draft pick for their disgruntled “franchise’’…
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Vikings Offer Jared Allen Less Than Expected
The Viking Age | A Blog For Minnesota Vikings Fans —
A report out of Tampa says the Vikings have offered Jared Allen a six-year deal worth between $50 and $60 million with $25 million in guarantees. This is less than what everyone expected the Vikes would have to cough up to sign Allen, who is believed to be looking for something in the neighborhood of what Dwight Freeney got - 6 years, $72 million, $30 million guaranteed. The report also says that Allen is currently back in California mulling the Vikings’ offer. There’s no word on whether Allen will still visit the Buccaneers this week as originally reported. The Bucs may be ...
How Much Did the Vikings Offer Jared Allen?
Arrowhead Pride —
... Less than Dwight Freeney's standard bearing contract. Apparently anyway.
We’ll also continue to monitor the Allen situation. At this point, though, Allen is back home in California contemplating the Vikings’ offer, which is believed to be a six-year deal that includes $25 million in guarantees and carries a total value between $50 million and $60 million.
Since we're smart football fans here at AP, we know that NFL contracts are all about the guaranteed money. It would appear that, if this deal is true, Allen's deal is not the blockbuster we've been ...
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kansascity.com 4/21/2008 — Defensive end Jared Allen left Minnesota on Sunday without agreeing on a contract with the Vikings. The Chiefs and Vikings also had not agreed to terms of a trade that would send the discontented Allen to Minnesota in return for draft picks.
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