Monday, March 3, 2008
Jets Sign Calvin Pace
ESPN:
Only a few years after a disappointing and unproductive stretch in which Calvin Pace missed much of the 2005 season following a bye-week accident, the
ESPN.com has learned that Pace on Monday afternoon reached an agreement with the New York Jets on a six-year, $42 million contract. The deal, negotiated by agent Pat Dye Jr. and his associates at Atlanta-based ProFiles Sports Management, includes a signing bonus of $20 million and $22 million in total guarantees.
The contract, which makes Pace one of the highest paid linebackers in NFL history, will pay out $26 million in its first three years.
The Jets are going all out this off season. First Faneca and Jenkins and now Pace. They have really gone all out to revamp their offensive and defensive line and boy have the done just that. Besides this giving the Jets an abundance of play makers on defense it really effects their draft. With this deal the Jets are now extremely unlikely to draft Vernon Gholston. It also makes it very likely if Darren McFadden falls to them at #6 he will be drafted and can you really blame them. McFadden is one of the best prospects to come out of college in a little while. He has the potential to be one of the best running backs of all times. There is also a chance they draft another cornerback to compliment budding star Darrel Revis.
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