Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Bills receiver's exit more likely as cap loomsBy ALLEN WILSONNews Sports Reporter2/26/2006Eric Moulds is scheduled to count $10.85 million against the salary cap.INDIANAPOLIS - The chances of wide receiver Eric Moulds staying with the Buffalo Bills were already slim. Now his departure appears a virtual certainty.Moulds' agent, Harry Henderson, said his client has no intention of taking a pay cut to remain with the Bills."I don't think that's an option at all," Henderson told The Buffalo News at the NFL Scouting Combine. "He's under contract, so they should pay him. If they want to reduce him, I just don't think he's going to be there."Moulds, signed through 2007, is scheduled to count $10.85 million against the Bills' 2006 salary cap. The Bills were hoping the 10-year veteran would restructure his contract to lower that cap number.Henderson is scheduled to speak to Jim Overdorf, the Bills' vice president of football operations and lead contract negotiator, over the telephone Monday. But Henderson's position won't change."We signed the contract, and the intent is stay with and play it out until the contract is completed," he said. "If they don't want to do it, we can't control that."Cutting Moulds would save the Bills $5.5 million against the cap, but he would still count as $5.3 million.Bills General Manager Marv Levy has said in the past the Bills might be able to keep Moulds at his present cap number. But Levy can't guarantee it."I know there are players we'd like to keep. He's one of them," Levy said. "Managing the cap is going to be an integral part of what we're able to keep or not. Nothing is a certainty when it's up for grabs. That's about where we are right now."Do we want to keep Eric? Yes. Can we? We hope so. That depends on what we can work out."The second-leading receiver in franchise history, Moulds is coming off a subpar season in which he caught 81 passes for 816 yards and four touchdowns. His average of 10.1 yards per catch was his lowest since 1997.Moulds got off to a slow start but finished strong with 27 catches and 305 yards in the last three games. He thrived when Kelly Holcomb started at quarterback but never clicked with J.P. Losman, who was under center when Moulds' club-record, 121-game streak with a reception ended.Moulds was suspended for one game after questioning the play-calling following the Bills' 24-23 loss at Miami. His absence was felt the following week as the Bills' passing game struggled in a 35-7 loss to New England.The 32-year-old Moulds may have lost a step, but opposing defenses still show respect for his big-play ability by rolling extra coverage on the side where he lines up."Eric has shown that he's certainly worth what he signed for," Henderson said. "He might be worth more to this team. We saw what happened in the New England game in Buffalo. It proved that they really needed him more than ever."However, it looks like the Bills will have to prepare for life without him. His release could come this week as the NFL's new cap year begins Friday.Henderson said Moulds is prepared for the possibility of being let go. Henderson added Moulds wouldn't have a problem finding another team for which to play."Eric loves Buffalo," Henderson said. "He loves the fans. He loves living there. He's a Buffalo person. But should he get less when he can get more somewhere else? No. He wants to be paid according to what the contract is. For Eric, it's a win-win. Eric will do very well somewhere else if the Bills don't want to keep him. He still has tremendous value."Meanwhile, the agent for cornerback Nate Clements is disappointed but not surprised by the Bills' decision to make Clements their franchise player. Todd France said he will try to work out a long-term contract but doesn't know if that will happen."I have a good relationship with the Bills, but until we get into more in-depth conversation I have no idea what is going to happen," France said.The franchise tag means the Bills must tender a one-year guaranteed contract of $5.89 million, which is the average of the top five salaried cornerbacks in the NFL.The Bills and Clements must reach an agreement on a multiyear contract by March 17 or they will have to wait until mid-July to strike a deal in order to avoid losing the franchise designation for the life of the contract."From a player's standpoint, of course you don't want a one-year deal," France said. "Especially a player of Nate's caliber and what the free agent market commands and what a player of his stature could get, no one wants to see a one-year deal. The goal would be to work out a long-term deal. Whether we can do that or not, you never know."The lack of a new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL players and owners could complicate the negotiations, France said. Another factor is the financial commitment the Bills are willing to make to lock Clements up for the next several years.Clements, who would have been the top free agent cornerback, wants to be among the highest-paid players at his position. If allowed to hit the open market, he certainly would have attracted very lucrative offers. The Bills can lift the franchise tag at anytime, but that's not going to happen.Clements still has to sign the franchise tender. Until then, he can stay away from all team functions, including the offseason conditioning program, spring minicamps and training camp. France said he's not sure when or if Clements will sign the tender.</div>
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut Looks like he'll be playing for another team then.I think all the teams that might be looking into TO would much rather look at Moulds if/when he's released.
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut It sucks I hope we can find a good replacment for him in FA like Antonio Bryant or David Givens.
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut Moulds to be released.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Moulds headed for exitBy ALLEN WILSONNews Sports Reporter2/28/2006 Cutting Eric Moulds would save the Bills $5.5 million.Wide receiver Eric Moulds is expected to be an ex-Buffalo Bill by the end of the week.The last link to the Marv Levy head coaching era, Moulds will likely be released after a last-ditch effort to resolve issues with his contract failed Monday.The Bills need salary cap space and want Moulds to take a significant pay cut because he is scheduled to count $10.85 million against the 2006 salary cap. Moulds' representatives, Harry Henderson and Greg Johnson, discussed the matter with Jim Overdorf, the Bills' vice president of football operations and lead contract negotiator, over the telephone.The Bills had said keeping Moulds was a priority, but Monday was the first meaningful conversation between the two sides. Because the meeting did not yield positive results, Henderson and Johnson expect Moulds to be released either Wednesday or Thursday.Cutting Moulds would save the Bills about $5.5 million against the cap. He would still count $5.3 million on the 2006 books. The new cap year begins Friday."We are happy that there was some form of communication," Johnson said by phone. "Unfortunately the talks that we had just didn't make a whole lot of sense for us. We were optimistic about it because we would like something to happen. But we don't know how realistic it is to be optimistic about it. I don't see anything good coming out of this right now."Bills officials had no comment other than confirming they spoke to Moulds' agents.Henderson told The Buffalo News last Saturday that Moulds would not accept a pay cut. He and Johnson decided to speak to the Bills brass anyway to see if a compromise could be reached. But they said there is little chance of that happening, given the Bills' demands.In Moulds, the Bills would lose a player who ranks second on the team's career list in catches and yards. It also would increase the likelihood of them adding a receiver or two in free agency or the draft. Josh Reed is set to become a free agent on Friday and will be able to sign elsewhere."I think good football teams find a way to keep good players," Henderson said. "Based on the reduction they asked for, these efforts are not the way you keep your best players. The proposal today is just way off.""We respect the Buffalo Bills and we are not trying to negotiate a contract through the media," Johnson added. "That's never been our style. But we can't go forward with this. It doesn't make sense for us right now."</div> http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060228/1027019.asp
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut A lot of teams should look into Moulds. If they need instant production at a consistant rate, he's the right man. He'll most likely get a 1-3 year deal this off season and finish off his career with the team that signs him.
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut Hate to see him go but he definately wasn't worth the 10.85M he was going to earn this season. I wish him luck he is a classy guy who always put the team first. More WR's should be like him. Good Luck E-Mo, you will be missed in Buffalo
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bradkaz96 @ Mar 1 2006, 10:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Hate to see him go but he definately wasn't worth the 10.85M he was going to earn this season. I wish him luck he is a classy guy who always put the team first. More WR's should be like him. Good Luck E-Mo, you will be missed in Buffalo</div>Was it his skipping Mandatory meetings and getting suspended for it or his refusal to take a pay cut from a 10 million salary that made you think he was a team player?
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut Update on Moulds..<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Bills | New cap means Moulds may remainThu, 9 Mar 2006 05:59:37 -0800Allen Wilson, of the Buffalo News, reports the NFL's new labor deal has made it a lot easier for the Buffalo Bills to keep WR Eric Moulds. The Bills now have more than $16 million under the new salary cap. It was believed Moulds would be released due to his hefty $10.85 million cap figure. There is no urgency for the Bills to make a decision on Moulds. Scott Berchtold, the Bills' vice president of communications, said Wednesday night, March 8, the team would not be issuing any statements regarding Moulds in regards to the salary cap because the team is under the required cap. "It definitely creates a positive scenario for Eric staying in Buffalo simply because it's not just about money," Moulds' personal adviser Greg Johnson said. "If it was about money, that situation is eliminated now. If for some reason the Bills still decide to cut Eric, we'll know that it wasn't just about his ability to play the game. We'll know that it was about their belief that he can still play, but not at $7.1 million."</div>
Re: Moulds' Agent says WR won't take pay cut ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Eric Moulds has the Buffalo Bills' permission to seek a trade, the latest step for the veteran receiver who asked for his release after repeatedly rejecting the team's demands to take a pay cut.We are shopping Eric," Moulds' personal adviser, Greg Johnson, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. "Obviously, we would much rather have Eric released. But if we can work out a trade, we will. But if not, we're back to Square 1 and Eric won't play for the Bills. He doesn't want to play for them, and he will not play for them."Johnson said several teams already have expressed interest in Moulds since the Bills granted their permission on Friday. Without providing details, he added, the team has set parameters on what it would seek in return in a potential trade.Dang he really hates the Bills, but who doesnt ?http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2378904
