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MORE DETAILS ON McKINNIE DEAL

We've picked up a few more details regarding the contract extension that has been agreed to, but not yet signed, between the Vikings and left tackle Bryant McKinnie.

The guaranteed money in the new contract is $17.25 million.
McKinnie's $900,000 salary, which becomes guaranteed as of Sunday night, pushes the total guarantee to $18.15 million.

The base value of the extension is seven years, $48.5 million.
There is an additional $5 million in escalators based on Pro Bowl appearances.
One Pro Bowl triggers $2.5 million, and a second Pro Bowl achieves the other $2.5 million.

So, to summarize:
Guaranteed money, $18.15 million; base value of new money, $48.5 million; snagging that kind of deal despite pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for performing oral sex on the Love Boat, priceless.

more proof that robby in the front office is a damn genious w/ contracts (read the part carefully about why the huge extension doesnt trigger the 'poison pill')



McKINNIE DEAL WON'T TRIGGER HUTCH POISON PILL

We've confirmed that the contract that will be signed by Vikings left tackle Bryant McKinnie after practice on Saturday will not trigger the so-called "poison pill" in left guard Steve Hutchinson's deal, which would make the entire seven-year, $49 million package fully guaranteed.

Jay Glazer indicated in his story breaking the news that the deal was close between McKinnie and the Vikings that the seven-year, $53 million extension does not make him the highest paid offensive lineman on the team.

The key, as we understand it, is annual average.
Though McKinnie's extension is worth more per year than Hutchinson's deal, the value of the remaining year of McKinnie's rookie deal keeps his average take below $7 million per year.

Another factor to keep in mind here is that Hutchinson and McKinnie are represented by the same sports agency.
The purpose of the poison pill wasn't to get Hutchinson $49 million guaranteed; it was to create an offer sheet that the Seahawks couldn't match.
Since Seahawks left tackle Walter Jones has a per-year average in excess of $7 million, the deal would have been fully guaranteed if Seattle had matched it.

"UndisputedVike" wrote:

"WilliamsonOfTroy" wrote:

AWESOME! Bye far the best news I've heard all day! Its so ironic becuz I was thinking about that today.I was thinking that the second he became a FA next year, he'd be gone.I could see the SeaChickens signing him next year in retaliation to Hutch.GREAT news tho!!!

They don't need McKinnie, they have Walter Jones at LT.

Who?
I hate to say this but I can not find Walter Jones on the Depth Chart is he on the practice squad?

"oakmage" wrote:

"UndisputedVike" wrote:

"WilliamsonOfTroy" wrote:

AWESOME! Bye far the best news I've heard all day! Its so ironic becuz I was thinking about that today.I was thinking that the second he became a FA next year, he'd be gone.I could see the SeaChickens signing him next year in retaliation to Hutch.GREAT news tho!!!

They don't need McKinnie, they have Walter Jones at LT.

Who?
I hate to say this but I can not find Walter Jones on the Depth Chart is he on the practice squad?

hilarious.
;D

Definately good news.
Our OL is starting to resemble the Minnesota Moving Company again.

And one thing I liked about the Childress hiring was his professed interest in starting it all on the Lines. This is the kind of thinking I agree with, and this is the proof in the pudding. Now its all about gellin like Magellan.

Good, I'm glad we are getting him locked up. He is a big man and has progressively gotten better. Our left side should be stout for a few years now barring injury!

Holy cow man.. I am happier then a little fat kid at the Old Country Buffet.. That is great news.. That is why I like the new owners, and coaches.. They know when they have talent, and they know when to sign them.. Good job Zygi, and Brad..

"UndisputedVike" wrote:

"WilliamsonOfTroy" wrote:

AWESOME! Bye far the best news I've heard all day! Its so ironic becuz I was thinking about that today.I was thinking that the second he became a FA next year, he'd be gone.I could see the SeaChickens signing him next year in retaliation to Hutch.GREAT news tho!!!

They don't need McKinnie, they have Walter Jones at LT.

I know that, I'm not being serious, I was just being hypothetical.Thier such sore losers it wouldnt surprise me.

Oh Okay
:-[[glow=purple,2,300] I guess I am the one with egg on the face[/glow] :-[