McNair's contract (20 mill over first 3 years)

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>McNair's contract to pay $20 million in first three yearsBy Len PasquarelliESPN.comThe contract signed by quarterback Steve McNair with the Baltimore Ravens is for five years with a maximum value of $32 million, but from a practical standpoint, the deal for the former Tennessee Titans star is structured more as a three-year contract that will pay him $20 million.And three seasons probably reflects the shelf-life Baltimore officials realistically feel McNair, 33, still has remaining as an impact-type player.Steve McNairQuarterbackBaltimore RavensProfile2005 SEASON STATISTICSAtt Comp Yds TD Int Rat476 292 3161 16 11 82.4According to salary documents reviewed by ESPN.com, McNair will receive a payment of $11 million, which is characterized in the documents as a "roster" bonus and not a "signing" bonus, on Sept. 1. His base salary for 2006, as previously reported, is $1 million. That gives McNair a cap charge of $3.2 million for the 2006 season, a very palatable number for a starting quarterback.By comparison, McNair's cap charge for 2006 in Tennessee was to have been an unmanageable $23.46 million had he remained with the Titans, one of the elements that contributed to the trade which sent him to the Ravens in return for a fourth-round draft choice. Even having dealt McNair, the Titans must carry a $14.46 million cap charge this year. (Ouch)The Ravens owe McNair a $1 million option bonus next spring and his base salaries rise to $3 million for 2007 and to $4 million for 2008. The salary cap charges for those two seasons are $5.45 million for 2007 and $6.45 million for 2008. The total payout to McNair for those three seasons, counting bonuses and base salaries, is $20 million.After 2008, however, McNair's price tag jumps dramatically, as do his cap charges. The contract calls for base salaries of $6 million each in 2009 and 2010, and cap hits of $8.45 million apiece for those seasons. Even with the anticipated rise in the per-team salary cap for those two seasons, beyond the ceilings of $102 million for 2006 and of $109 million for 2007 that were established when the NFL and the NFL Players Association, McNair's cap numbers in 2009 and 2010 could be unwieldy.That could mean the Ravens might be forced to restructure the contract after three seasons. There is also the possibility that McNair, who will be 36 after the third year of the contract, could be released then.Baltimore officials have already acknowledged that the 12th-year veteran, the league's co-most valuable player in 2003, will supplant former first-round draft choice Kyle Boller as the starter.Len Pasquarelli is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com.</div>
     
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    Wow, no thanks. That's is crazy money for a guy who could be out of this league next year.
     
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    Holy hell. That's a nice chunk of change.
     
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    I only see him playing in the league for a max. of 3 years, he won't live out this contract.That is a lot of $$$ though, wow.
     
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    That is a huge chunk of money. But remember, we made a deal with McNair a while back, this deal, and the Titans could not possibly match it, and were almost forced into the trade.
     
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    Whether you offered it now or then doesn't make much of a difference. Nothing has happened at the QB position for the Ravens since they made this deal with McNair that would make the offer a mistake.
     
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    Cap purge is expected in 08 so I don't really see him here for too long. When Boller hits 27-28 and McNair is 35-36, I think Billick will go Boller's way.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (chang @ Jun 10 2006, 02:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Cap purge is expected in 08 so I don't really see him here for too long. When Boller hits 27-28 and McNair is 35-36, I think Billick will go Boller's way.</div>Unless the Ravens make the playoffs, Billick wont see 2007 to make that decision.
     

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