NFL Rookie Pitch: 300m Away From The First Rounders

NEW YORK (AP)-The NFL wants to cut about 60 percent of salary guaranteed draft pick of the first round the block for five years and divert the savings to Veterans' salaries and benefits.

More than 525 million for the first round of payouts in 2010. The league wants to reduce this figure of $ 300 million, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Tenders League have made a total of over 1.2 billion four years until 2015-37500000 overalls per team and curb the growth of guarantee payments in the first round, which show the documents have increased by 233 percent from 2 to 1000

This drops as quarterback JaMarcus Russell ($ 32,000,000), Matt Leinart ($ 12,900,000), David Carr  ($ 15,000,000) and Joey Harrington  ($ 13,900,000 ) has been plenty of guaranteed payments were $ 367,000,000 in the last 10 projects.

Sure, Eli Manning  (24 million), Philip Rivers  (17.9 million) and Matt Ryan  (34.7 million) has not done too badly for their team .

It is guaranteed the money poured into the top 10 selections from 2000 was nearly $ 2 billion. Guaranteed payment of all first rounders 3.5 billion U.S. dollars. Average duration of the career of the first round pick in 1993 after 9.3 years.

Eagles president Joe Banner said the initial objective of the proposal is jeopardized by the costs associated with signing of top picks.

"The concept of the project and the order of the peaks is to maintain competitive balance in the league," said the flag. "Now, take high-level teams that have become so expensive and there is a risk that can fail, and makes the ability to trade in and out of these places almost impossible. It can be a disadvantage to be in one of the top. "

The owners, of course, are the ones offering the huge guaranteed bonuses.

During talks for a new collective bargaining agreement, the league also proposed eliminating holdouts by reducing the maximum allowable salary if a rookie isn’t signed when training camp begins. The NFL also suggested eliminating holdouts for all veterans by prohibiting renegotiations of contracts if a player holds out in the preseason.

The payment system does not include a rookie pay scale and allow negotiations of individual contracts. Contracts have a fixed length of four years for players selected in the second through seventh rounds, and will not affect salary for these rounds, the league said.

"From a standpoint of fairness to perform this simple concept should be that players who contribute the most in the league should get more money," said Banner. "What this system does is to ensure the well-NFL players and bringing the fans and the TV guide (rating) will receive the money went to players who turned out to be not so good. And it is good for everyone."

NFL Players Association were not immediately available for comment.

Several officials said the proposals to impose unfair restrictions on players entering the league.

"Five and a reduced salary is basically gamers limits," said Ben Dogra, whose clients include Patrick Willis and Sam Bradford . "Approximately 68 percent of NFL players consists of five years or less experience in the NFL.

"Even players essentially take 11 to 32 in the first round of financial affairs are good for the teams. If a player becomes an input or an integral part of the team with the current system, NFL teams have the Rookie of an agreement that is favorable for the team. "

Peter Schaffer, who represents Joshua Cribbs (notes) and Hakeem Nicks (notes), this system is called "reconnaissance teams, insurance bad choices project up.

"It also makes it more valuable recruits when you reduce the amount you pay for the youth," said Schaffer. "This will eliminate the middle class because veteran teams can have young players who earn less and are under contract."

Changed the pay system has been the negotiation of a new entrant to the CBA until negotiations broke down on 11 March and the NFLPA union dissolved. The owners locked the players an hour later.

The parties were designed for the judicial mediation office in Minneapolis, starting Thursday.

The Legal Team Of NFL Players Meet With The Judge

Minneapolis (AP)-With the lockout at one month and counting, sat lawyers for NFL players to Tuesday, with the federal judge overseeing the court ordered mediation in the league later this week.

Lawyers and Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Or met with U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan for about four hours.

Boylan was "very open" and "was a very constructive meeting," said Michael Hausfeld, lead attorney representing Eller and a group of players withdrew most of its antitrust lawsuit against the owners. Other lawyers have declined comment.

The meeting took place the same day as the NFL has released its 2011 preseason schedule, led by Hall of Fame game between Chicago and St. Louis to Canton, Ohio, Aug. 7.

That game will take place remains an open question. The attorneys will meet with NFL Boylan on Wednesday before the mediation begins on Thursday the first talks since negotiations have failed on March 11, followed hours later by a work stoppage in the NFL since 1987.

Boylan has a reputation as problem solver, but what you can get more than two weeks left mediated talks in Washington last month, remains to be seen. He is a judge since 1996 and chaired a series of mediations, including the $ 195,000,000 settlement between Boston Scientific and about 4000 calls with cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers made by Guidant Corp. in 2007.

It will be at its best in this meeting, because the animosity between the two sides has grown increasingly bitter as the dispute reached the court.

"If the parties prefer to take their shot in the dispute, you can do to stay there forever and will not be another result," said Seth Borden, a labor law expert at McKenna Long & Aldridge in New York.

U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson on Monday ordered mediation. Nelson is still considering an application for an injunction to lift the players' lockout imposed by owners after the players their union dissolved, paving the way for the game right. Players including MVP quarterback Tom Brady (notes) and Peyton Manning (notes) filed the application for injunction in Federal Court here with a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the league.

Elders, including Eller, left his cause, and things are connected.

"What happened today was to mediate the broker to become smarter and attitudes plaintiffs or complainants Brady and understand their overlap, and their positions on various issues," Hausfeld said.

Nelson ordered both sides to keep details confidential mediation, urged both sides to "return to the table." NFL said it wanted to resume talks with federal mediator George Cohen in Washington after 16 days failure of collective bargaining, but the players wanted to hold mediation under the auspices of Nelson.

Nelson's decision as' an injunction could swing the weight in one way or another, so it is unclear how a party is willing to make a serious settlement discussions until its decision.

"Both sides want to go to this (settlement), balancing what they could carry out direct negotiations with the possibility of getting something worse possible if the judge is to decide," said Borden.

Big East Villanova Delays Decision

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP)-Villanova University will not take a vote expected this week will decide whether the football program will offer the Big East Conference.

The university issued a statement Monday that said the Big East needs more time to do due diligence in connection with the accession of the Villanova football potential.

Villanova works with the Grand Orient to provide additional information. The Council was to vote on Tuesday. Instead, Villanova is now hoping to vote in the "near future".

The Wildcats have all college sports programs in the flag of this great accept the invitation to attend the conference.

If they are moving, you must be a transition period for the Wildcats and a mandatory period of two years, provisional, leaving 2014 or 2015 as a rookie possible.

Sterger ABC News: "I'm Not The Gold Diggers"

NEW YORK (AP)-Former New York Jets play the hostess, who claimed to have received pictures and phone inappropriate posts by Brett Favre (notes) says an interview with ABC News' George Stephanopoulos that he is not a "seeker gold "and don" t "done somersaults off the scandal.

"I have not made a penny from anything in this whole situation," Jenn Sterger said in the interview that will air on "Good Morning America" ​​on Tuesday and Wednesday, and "Nightline" Tuesday night. "No photos. No Favre. I never wanted to sue someone. It was never the intention of mine. I'm not a gold digger. The only way I wanted to make my money all this time was just having a job. "

In December, the NFL concluded its investigation Favre hit him $ 50,000 fine for failing to cooperate with the process. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he could not conclude Favre policy violated the league's personal conduct on the basis of available evidence. Investigators trying to determine whether Favre sent inappropriate messages and images Sterger below the band in 2008 when both worked for the Jets.

"You know, I tried to go to work. To do my job," he told ABC Sterger. "But how to report the news when the news? It 'was hard. It' was embarrassing. It 'was humiliating. All I wanted to do was go to work. To do my job. That's all I wanted. "

Sterger said he does not know how Favre has a phone number.

"He approached me one day in the first preseason games, by a man wearing an employee badge insignia Jets, who asked:" How would you feel if Brett Favre has asked for her phone number? And you? "'Sterger said." And I looked, my usual smart self. And I said, "I say I love my job immensely. And they told me I look like her extraordinary woman '."

In January, Favre ended his career 20 years after two NFL seasons, and Minnesota.

Bucks Beat The Heat 90-85, Wounded In The Hunt Miami East

MIAMI (AP)-MLS final tape is hope for the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night took off his long-awaited word that comes from when they played the Miami Heat.

They do not hurt and the liquidation of Miami dealing a blow enough.

John Salmons scored 17 points before leaving late in the game with an injury that needed 12 stitches head, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute  added 14 points and 12 rebounds as the Bucks defeated the Heat 90-85 an hour after being eliminated from the playoffs.

"We knew that sooner or later, which would, but that tells you where we stand together as a team as competitive as well," Bucks forward Drew Gooden  said.

The Bucks trailed only 9 minutes, 46 seconds against the Heat, who won 3-0 against Milwaukee this season.

And just because the Bucks are out does not mean they have no voice in running the Eastern Conference: Beat the Heat a new half-game behind Boston in the race for the No. two seed in the Eastern Conference.

"Nobody said it would be easy," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra.

It's a good thing.

Although Miami (54-24) wins its last four games, must be the Celtics to lose at least twice in order to move in the standings. Boston holds the tiebreaker over the fire and won all three meetings this season and is the fourth Sunday in Miami.

Carlos Delfino 3-pointer with 24 seconds helped seal for the Bucks, who got 14 points from Corey Maggette and 10 Keyon Dooling .

LeBron James  scored 29 points for Miami, which played without injured guard Dwyane Wade , No. 3 scorer in the NBA. Chris Bosh  added 18 for the Heat, who had no other double-digit range.

Miami takes only 41 percent, and its 16 turnovers led to 18 points for Milwaukee.

"Every time you play, will be a grind it out tough matches," said James. "They do very physical. ... I've played against teams of Scott Skiles, when I was in Chicago and now in Milwaukee, and is always the same effort."

The Bucks were officially eliminated when Indiana defeated Washington. The Pacers closed the last available spot in the playoffs is the last Wednesday, when Orlando beat Charlotte in overtime.

Thus, the Bucks became the spoiler, and the role to perfection.

"You do not want to take anything away from him," Skiles said. "The reality is that we eliminated tonight."

The change in the fifth and final lead came with 2:27 left when Delfino hit a 3-pointer for a lead of 81-79.

With the power Milwaukee to four, James was in Miami for the next three points, but the Heat lost the opportunity to take the lead when Mike Bibby  was applied for viewing illegal 41 seconds remaining. Delfino March 3-pointer came 17 seconds later, the judge in Miami.

"It 'was a blow that gave me confidence and I have all my teammates, coaches and everything," said Delfino. "And I just did."

Down to 14 in the first half, Miami has a range with 3:56 remaining immersed Joel Anthony (notes). Milwaukee took the following four points, making it 45-40.

It 'been so for about 30 minutes in real time, in any case.

Neither team scored at 2:45 of the final half of the Bucks were 0-6 during that period, Miami 0-5 after the break, finished drought James with a 18-feet at 11:02 left in the third.

Milwaukee's drought lasted another 1:33, broken only when Delfino shot beat the clock with a 3-pointer that put the Bucks up 48-44. It was a theme of much of the night: When the heat had the chance to take the lead, they usually came up empty, seven possessions as in the second and third quarters.

Then in the fourth round in Miami from 7 to 21, with Bosh missing six of his nine shots, four of six James sound. Perhaps this shows how much they missed Wade, the Heat backcourt from Wednesday Bibby and James Jones  not only failed to score in the fourth quarter, but not even attempt a shot.

"We must give credit to their defense," Bosh said. "They play good defense. ... It will be such sometimes."