Chargers agree to 1 year deal with Randy McMichael. Vet min deal

Chargers agree to 1 year deal with Randy McMichael. Vet min deal

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I paraphrased.

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Cool

He did well enough last year and you never know when Gates’ feet will start hurting him again.

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by aesimpleton on Jul 26, 2011 5:02 PM PDT reply actions

Great signing

Thought it would take a little more both in terms of dough and years

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by Foilhat on Jul 26, 2011 5:14 PM PDT reply actions

I'm also surprised at the minumum salary

I thought he did well enough last year that he would have some interest from other teams.

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by aesimpleton on Jul 26, 2011 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions

He’s at the point in his career where he likes living here, he knows he’s well used (especially if Gates misses time again) and he’ll have a shot a Super Bowl. Better to get a deal in place than to have teams go in another direction.

Also, the veteran minimum for a player with his service time is almost $1M.

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by Wonko on Jul 26, 2011 5:20 PM PDT up reply actions

What are the chances he'll get an extension this year?

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by creanium on Jul 26, 2011 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Who? McMichael?

Zero.

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by Wonko on Jul 26, 2011 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions

Thanks.

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by creanium on Jul 26, 2011 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions

McMichael will run on one-year deals for whatever's left of his career

But he’s a TE, and sometimes they play on awhile, especially as rotational players, so there may be more one-year deals in his future.

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by Neoplatonist Bolthead on Jul 27, 2011 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions

This is what I was talking about

saying that some guys can be had for some pretty darn good deals in this frenzied market.

I’m telling you this lockout hurt more people than just fans, many of these older vets were sitting out there and just waiting and as a result would be more willing to take a bit of a paycut to ensure that they land on a team for at least another season.

by jkvandal on Jul 26, 2011 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions

I think McMichael wants to win more than make money, said as much in a radio interview last season

by Orz on Jul 26, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Apparently the vet min according to Wonko

is 2X what is was.

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by Foilhat on Jul 26, 2011 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't think it increased that much

But, there’s a big difference between a 4 year vet and 10 year vet. Veteran minimum is a misnomer as it increases with increased service time. I’m not positive that is something that was added with the new CBA, I just saw the numbers when I was looking at the new CBA stuff.

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by Wonko on Jul 26, 2011 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions