Reed Wants New Contract

[Alexir]

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According to rotoworld, Reed is in talks with a new contract with the front office.

I find this VERY interesting. There has been a lot of talk from HIS mouth that he wants to hang up the cleats soon due to injury which changed to he feels like he is 25 years old again which then changed to he is only 35% on his way back to recovery and that he wants to at least finish this season before he retires.

What does everyone think? Do you think he just wants to restructure his contract to get some guaranteed money before he retires or is their still some gas in the tank?

[FlaccoFlicker]

Ed is smoke screening the league so he can come out and tear the field up lol.He still is fairly young and who knows maybe the surgery has fixed something,then again if he does feel its near closing time for his career he just might want that extra money,I don't know really lol.
I hope he wants to restructure cuz he feels like he has some gas left tho

[Alexir]

[url="http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/blog/2010/07/ed_reed_wants_a_new_contract.html"]http://weblogs.balti...w_contract.html[/url]

Here is more information and dialog from Reed on the contract talks.

[Brendan Ayres]

It sounds to me like he just wants to get some more guaranteed money. I see Reed going 2-3 more years before retiring.

[CNC]

Whatever he wants, Give it to him. He has earned a Ray Lewis Type deal to me

[lowrider]

This confuses me. I keep hearing about how he is going to retire and how injured he is so I don't really understand why he wants another contract. So does this mean he is going to play more? But I just don't see that happening. I feel like Reed is just looking at how great of a player he is and just kind of regretting he didn't get more money. If we win a Super Bowl, I don't see Reed playing another year.

[berad]

[quote name='Alexir' date='07 July 2010 - 11:25 AM' timestamp='1278516348' post='430093']
[url="http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/blog/2010/07/ed_reed_wants_a_new_contract.html"]http://weblogs.balti...w_contract.html[/url]

Here is more information and dialog from Reed on the contract talks.
[/quote]

This is right from that article, out of Ed's mouth...

[quote]
“I’m not going to ask the Ravens about anything if I’m not going to play any much longer,” he said. “I appreciate the opportunity that the Ravens have given me. I’m not about to ask them for anything if I’m not going to be playing. [b]My focus is to get myself back. I’m coming back for at least for one more year.[/b]”
[/quote]

He's back!

[PuRock]

Honestly I have no idea what Ed Reed is going to do. One day it looks like he'll never play again, then the next day he's picking up a fumble and scoring a TD, then the next day he's talking retirement, then the next day he's setting records.

I'm done speculating with Reed. I just hope he makes all the right decisions for himself and kick a little to the fans.

[AwakenTheDemon]

Hopefully, he gets on the field and feels fine. Fine enough to play 3-4 more seasons, which I know might be a stretch. However, I'm not ready to accept the fate of a Reedless secondary for us, no matter how strong a possibility I know it really is.

[H8R]

Derrick Mason-esque leverage move with not really having any leverage... Ed will be back in purple and black by Oct. 3 ( Pittsburgh)

[AwakenTheDemon]

[quote name='H8R' date='07 July 2010 - 11:27 AM' timestamp='1278520058' post='430121']
Derrick Mason-esque leverage move with not really having any leverage... [b]Ed will be back in purple and black by Oct. 3 ( Pittsburgh)
[/quote][/b]

That certainly would be awesome, seeing as I plan on being at Heinz Field for the game.

[MKdave]

I think Reed feels as though he's played for cheap throughout his career, which I would probably agree with. And now, if he's risking his body in the way that he is, he wants proper compensation. Which is fair enough, IMO.

[lowrider]

[quote name='MKdave' date='07 July 2010 - 12:31 PM' timestamp='1278520307' post='430127']
I think Reed feels as though he's played for cheap throughout his career, which I would probably agree with. And now, if he's risking his body in the way that he is, he wants proper compensation. Which is fair enough, IMO.
[/quote]
I agree with you that's how he feels, but he was the highest paid safety in the league when we signed him. It wasn't like we gave him a couple bucks and said play for us. I don't even know if he is going to be playing after this year. I don't know how much money he expects when he is getting paid like 7 million dollars a year.

[MKdave]

[quote name='lowrider' date='07 July 2010 - 05:43 PM' timestamp='1278520990' post='430135']
I agree with you that's how he feels, but he was the highest paid safety in the league when we signed him. It wasn't like we gave him a couple bucks and said play for us. I don't even know if he is going to be playing after this year. I don't know how much money he expects when he is getting paid like 7 million dollars a year.
[/quote]

I agree. I'm not saying our FO screwed him or anything, but before we gave him that big contract he was one of the lowest paid starting safeties while playing at a higher level than any of them, and he probably would have had ground to have his redone after Rolle got such huge money and other safeties got big paydays. But he didn't make a fuss at all, and that is to his credit.

[JohnJohnson]

If he's going to play for 3 more years, won't he get $6, $6.5, and then $7 million for 2010, 2011, 2012? This has to be about guaranteed money, with Reed's injury concerns and the CBA troubles. The Ravens aren't big on restructuring deals, especially ones that were considered very large when agreed upon. I really hope there's football in 2011, but I don't see the Ravens giving Reed lots of guaranteed money when we might not have football next year. It just wouldn't be a good business decision.

[JohnJohnson]

[quote name='MKdave' date='07 July 2010 - 12:31 PM' timestamp='1278520307' post='430127']
I think Reed feels as though he's played for cheap throughout his career, which I would probably agree with. And now, if he's risking his body in the way that he is, he wants proper compensation. Which is fair enough, IMO.
[/quote]

Did you even read the contract details? We made him the highest paid safety at the time, and gave him a $15 million signing bonus. Sorry, but I don't see that as cheap. All players are risking their bodies, but without a CBA the Ravens are not going to give him a big check when he's under contract with 3 years left. He'll make $6 million this year, which is not exactly small change. We're uncertain about his future and about the future of football. Just another symptom of the CBA negotiations.

[lowrider]

[quote name='MKdave' date='07 July 2010 - 12:49 PM' timestamp='1278521390' post='430139']
I agree. I'm not saying our FO screwed him or anything, but before we gave him that big contract he was one of the lowest paid starting safeties while playing at a higher level than any of them, and he probably would have had ground to have his redone after Rolle got such huge money and other safeties got big paydays. But he didn't make a fuss at all, and that is to his credit.
[/quote]
Reed has always been a class act the entire time he has been in Baltimore and that point isn't arguable. I wouldn't mind restructuring his contract and paying a little more but I can't see us going more than 8 million a year for him. I think he would like the Super Bowl bonus more than us restructuring his contract though.

[JohnJohnson]

[quote name='MKdave' date='07 July 2010 - 12:49 PM' timestamp='1278521390' post='430139']
I agree. I'm not saying our FO screwed him or anything, but before we gave him that big contract he was one of the lowest paid starting safeties while playing at a higher level than any of them, and he probably would have had ground to have his redone after Rolle got such huge money and other safeties got big paydays. But he didn't make a fuss at all, and that is to his credit.
[/quote]

Well that's when you ask to restructure, not now when you have 3 years left on a large contract, you've talked about retirement and there might not be football next year. It's just silliness, I still love Reed though.

[JohnJohnson]

[quote name='lowrider' date='07 July 2010 - 12:53 PM' timestamp='1278521599' post='430145']
Reed has always been a class act the entire time he has been in Baltimore and that point isn't arguable. I wouldn't mind restructuring his contract and paying a little more but I can't see us going more than 8 million a year for him. I think he would like the Super Bowl bonus more than us restructuring his contract though.
[/quote]

Not about the yearly salary, it's about guaranteed money.

[MagicianCamille]

I don't get this, he's in the middle of a contract right now, and he's injured...really strange time to be talking about a new contract. Especially considering he was a liability at times last season, and even threw away a couple chances to win games.

[Runnin Raven]

Methinks his injury situation is not as dire as was suggested (35%). Don't know what else to draw from a development such as this. Just don't want any Favre-esque behavior. This is a HOFer we're talking about. Both sides need to put the cards on the table and do the right thing.

[FerrariFan87]

I don't think he'd be negotiating a new deal if he was thinking about hanging it up. Ed's not that kind of player. He deserves every penny we're about to give him, and then some.

[JO_75]

Certainly I can understand why Reed wants a new contract, it's all about getting money. I say give it to him, he has earned every penny and hey, it would be easier right now to re-structure his contract where we give him more money now because of it being uncapped. Now I'm looking at his contract details and in 2006, he signed a 6 year $44.4 Million contract extension through 2012 with $15 Million Guaranteed, $7.5 Million signing bonus with option bonuses of $6 Million and 1.5 Million in the second and third year.

Reed's Base Salary Through 2012:

Last Season(2009): $3.6 Million

2010: $6 Million

2011: $6.5 Million

2012: $7.5 Million

Now when you look at that, you say how can he be in position to ask for a new contract or more money because of what he is earning. I'm thinking we re-structure where he gets more money this year and next year and the final two years will be less money.

I just hope Ed don't ask for a new contract or new money and we win the Super Bowl and he decides he wants to retire on us after we had given him a new deal.

[Alexir]

Highest paid safety is Antrel Rolle. Reed and Polamalu need to be the highest paid safeties...

[BOLDnPurPnBlacK]

My guess is that the talks might have to do more about what happens after football... like a stipulation about the Ravens picking up the insurance tab for whatever work he may need done after football. He spoke about it a bit in an article on BR.com today. Maybe he just wants the ease of mind to know that since he's putting his long-term health on the line to make a comeback this year, that the Ravens will take care of him down the line so he won't have to shell money out of his own pocket to fix up his neck and hip.

Maybe he'll even be a bit more willing to come back a bit earlier and play a few more years if he knows the Ravens will pay for all his surgeries in the future!

[TreTheRaven]

Just give the man a new contract. I'll even pay him out of my paycheck if need be to stay & retire a Raven.

Like someone stated earlier, it's obvious if he had intentions on retiring he wouldn't be asking for a new contract.

Ed Reed is a future Hall of Famer & not your average athlete. Give the man his new contract that he rightfully deserves.

[H8R]

This is what I get from it, really: Ed could be ready for WEEK 1 IF we give him more money...If not "he's Injured, and recovering" I don't want to think this of Ed because he's my Favorite player on the team but c'mon Ed be realistic! Get healthy and the team will pay you.

[XxSizzleXx]

Pay da man!

[POE]

You can't just have the "Pay the Man" type attitude! He is a great player and deserved his huge pay day when he signed his last contract, but this is a business and things like this must be handled carefully regardless of who the player is. After reading the article it made it seem as if Reed would play at the start of the season if given what he wants and if not he will continue to rehab. He also stated that he would play for at least one more year and to be honest one more year isn't enough to ask for more money. It makes it seem like he wants guaranteed money so he can hang it up. I guess when it comes down to it things can be taken out of context when written in an article so hopefully we will get the real picture of this situation soon.

[JohnJohnson]

At first, I thought to myself that he was unjustified in asking for this, but now I understand where he is coming from. Ed Reed is a special player, and he deserves special consideration. He is only 31 years old, but has experienced some significant injuries. There might not be football next year, and if he is going to risk his body and his health, he needs some guarantees. That can come in the form of more money, or agreements about medical costs, but he wants something now just in case. Ed Reed has maintained his high level of play, despite the injuries, because what makes him special is the mental aspect to his game. He has his entire life to think about, and over the past four years he has made $18.6 million, which averages out to $4.65 million a year. We should give him some assurances, especially the way the CBA negotiations are going.