<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Marv Levy, General Manager/Football Operations, said Monday that the Buffalo Bills would like to retain free agent cornerback Nate Clements and that placing the franchise tag on the 2005 Pro Bowler would be a consideration. "We will make every effort to retain him," said Levy. "[The franchise tag]is an option and [Clements] is the likely person we'd use it on. I hope that we can do a contract that goes beyond that but sometimes you have to put the franchise tag on and then work on the contract part of it. It is definitely an option."The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement states that a club can designate one franchise player or one transition player in any given year. The salary level offer by the Bills would determine what type of franchise player he is.An "exclusive" franchise player -- not free to sign with another club -- is offered a minimum of the average of the top five salaries at the player's position as of April 16, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. If Clements is offered a minimum of the average of the top five salaries of last season at his position, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, he becomes a "non-exclusive" franchise player and can negotiate with other clubs. The Bills can match a new club's offer, or receive two first-round draft choices if it decides not to match. The signing period for non-exclusive franchise players to sign with new clubs is March 3 through November (10th week of the season). "We would like to have him back and I know d*ck Jauron has expressed the same," said Levy. "I think he's a talented player who can get better."The deadline for the Bills to designate a Franchise or Transition player is 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 23.</div>good thing, he is a great corner. They would have been retarded to let him leave Buffalo.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (thepowerofX @ Feb 14 2006, 07:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Marv Levy, General Manager/Football Operations, said Monday that the Buffalo Bills would like to retain free agent cornerback Nate Clements and that placing the franchise tag on the 2005 Pro Bowler would be a consideration. "We will make every effort to retain him," said Levy. "[The franchise tag] is an option and [Clements] is the likely person we'd use it on. I hope that we can do a contract that goes beyond that but sometimes you have to put the franchise tag on and then work on the contract part of it. It is definitely an option."The NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement states that a club can designate one franchise player or one transition player in any given year. The salary level offer by the Bills would determine what type of franchise player he is.An "exclusive" franchise player -- not free to sign with another club -- is offered a minimum of the average of the top five salaries at the player's position as of April 16, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, whichever is greater. If Clements is offered a minimum of the average of the top five salaries of last season at his position, or 120 percent of the player's previous year's salary, he becomes a "non-exclusive" franchise player and can negotiate with other clubs. The Bills can match a new club's offer, or receive two first-round draft choices if it decides not to match. The signing period for non-exclusive franchise players to sign with new clubs is March 3 through November (10th week of the season). "We would like to have him back and I know d*ck Jauron has expressed the same," said Levy. "I think he's a talented player who can get better."The deadline for the Bills to designate a Franchise or Transition player is 4:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 23.</div>good thing, he is a great corner. They would have been retarded to let him leave Buffalo.</div>They plan on keeping him but what if he rejects their offer?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BigMike23 @ Feb 14 2006, 05:37 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>They plan on keeping him but what if he rejects their offer?</div>Then they'll just franchise tag him and he'll be stuck in Buffalo for atleast a year, unless a team wants to give up 2 first rounders (highly unlikely).
Well see what happens, the key word here is the Bills WANT to keep Nate Clements, who knows if they will be able to do that though.
Marv Stated publically on the radio yesterday that they "Will Retain Clements" wether they sign him to a multi year deal or franchise him at about 6 MIL.He also stated they were trying to re-structure Eric Moulds as well
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (thepowerofX @ Feb 18 2006, 09:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Personally, I think Moulds is a little overrated...</div>I wouldnt say the guy is overrated at all, but he is getting old.
Moulds isnt over-rated, hes underused iMO, hes also getting old as Venom said but his work ethic is outstanding. He cant burn like he used to but he is a great possession WR and a good complement to Lee Evans.
