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Post by Ff2 on Apr 5, 2016 10:19:06 GMT -5
It was a five-year, $28 million contract with a club option for a sixth year that would bring the total to $36 million, but what made it unusual was Martin's ability to void the deal after one year. It also included a clause that prohibited the team from using the franchise tag, meaning he could be unrestricted after one year. It was too risky for the Patriots to match because they faced the prospect of losing him after a year (perhaps to the Jets) and receiving nothing -- no draft picks. The Jets leveraged that insecurity. It was a classic poison pill. The Patriots complained to the NFL management council, insisting the offer sheet violated the collective bargaining agreement. Eventually, the league sided with the Jets...To this day, Kraft believes it was an underhanded move. "That was what I call borderline attorney ... you know, ambulance-chaser, attorney kind of stuff," he said. "It was something where they took advantage. ... It was not the intent of the deal. It was clever lawyer stuff. It's not in the spirit of what the whole agreement was, and that loophole was plugged." The following year, the league banned the poison pill. Too late for the Patriots. So Bob Kraft had an issue with a someone taking advantage of the rules? hmmm....interesting. Where do you thing he learned how to cheat? He basically HAD to if he wanted to compete.
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Post by jetstream23 on Apr 5, 2016 11:40:51 GMT -5
So Bob Kraft had an issue with a someone taking advantage of the rules? hmmm....interesting. Where do you thing he learned how to cheat? He basically HAD to if he wanted to compete. You're suggesting that Tanny.....Mike Tannenbaum....Mr. T.....is the mastermind from whom Krafty learned his evil ways? You give this guy waaaaay too much credit.
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Post by Ff2 on Apr 5, 2016 11:51:44 GMT -5
Where do you thing he learned how to cheat? He basically HAD to if he wanted to compete. You're suggesting that Tanny.....Mike Tannenbaum....Mr. T.....is the mastermind from whom Krafty learned his evil ways? You give this guy waaaaay too much credit. Thats JUST what they WANT you to think! WAKE THE FUCK UP!!!
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