Posted on 08/08/2007 5:58:49 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
Quinn ends holdout, agrees on five-year deal
NFL.com wire reports
(Aug. 7, 2007) -- Brady Quinn has some catching up to do.
The quarterback agreed to a five-year contract with the Cleveland Browns, ending an 11-day holdout that essentially eliminated his chances to begin the season as the team's starter.
Quinn was to fly to Browns' headquarters to sign the deal, Browns general manager Phil Savage said. The contract's language was still being finalized.
Browns coach Romeo Crennel noted that Quinn looked lost when he practiced with the team in May and has a long way to go.
"He'll get here early and he'll stay late. I know if you put those kind of hours in and study, you'll have a chance. Plus, I believe he's a smart kid also -- on reports by some people I know," a grinning Crennel said, referring to Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis. The two worked together as assistants with the New England Patriots.
The deal, worth $20.2 million, with $7.75 million guaranteed, could reach $30 million over five years with incentives.
Quinn's absence has all but ensured he will not win the Browns' starting job, which has become a two-man contest between Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson. Quinn has missed 16 practices.
"It's unfortunate that it took this long to get done," Savage said. "I feel like it's a deal that we potentially could have done at the start of camp."
Quinn, a four-year starter at Notre Dame, was projected as a top 10 pick in April's draft. When he slipped deeper into the first round, the Browns traded a 2008 first-round pick to Dallas and selected the Ohio native and childhood Browns fan at No. 22.
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C’mon, he won’t be that bad.
Come on, give marty some props--that was funny!
Nope. It was funny the first 976 times its been posted.
Now? It just indicates a lack of creativity, and boredom on the posters end.
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