Why Sign Jerome Mathis? Don't Ask Me

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I know I am a little late to this party, but I was not able to get online this weekend while tending to family issues. But several of you guys emailed about the Redskins first foray into outside free agents this off season, and, frankly I've got no good explanation for it other than to say I am not surprised. On Friday night the Skins put out a press release saying they had signed...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry. [link]

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'Skins Give Jerome Mathis Veteran Minimum, Washington Post Not Impressed
Published 4/7/2008 by Ryan Wilson at FanHouse
... NFL Fans, NFL Free Agency No matter what you think of the Jerome Mathis signing, at least it won't cost the Redskins much. According to the Washington Post's Jason La Canfora, Mathis got a one-year, veteran minimum deal and no bonus. Which means he could earn $520,000 if he makes it through the season. La Canfora, like the Washington Times' Ryan O'Halloran (and me), questions the signing, even suggesting that there "ain't no way Mathis gets in the building on [Joe Gibbs'] watch, not ...

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