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Report of roadblock off the mark
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sportswriter
POSTED: 03:41 p.m. EST, Feb 08, 2008
Negotiations with Browns quarterback Derek Anderson have not reached a standstill, a team source said Friday, refuting an Internet report by the Columbus Dispatch.
Anderson will be a restricted free agent, and the Browns have until Feb. 28 to submit a tender offer.
Serious talks on multiyear contracts for Anderson and running back Jamal Lewis, who will become an unrestricted free agent on the same date, aren't likely until about a week before that deadline.
Browns General Manager Phil Savage said Thursday on his weekly radio segment on WTAM that discussions with Anderson's agent have been wide-ranging.
''We've talked about a contract from anywhere from two years to seven years,'' Savage said. ''Primarily two-, three- and maybe even a four-year deal. They've talked about a six- or seven-year deal. A five-year contract has never been mentioned, and, yet, last week, there was a story about how they wanted a five-year deal.
''It's going to be something shorter term or longer term, but not in between.''
Savage told the station that the Anderson negotiations ''are probably moving along OK.'' In his first season as the starter, Anderson went 10-5, and the Browns finished 10-6, missing the playoffs on a tiebreaker.
The Browns are in the midst of planning for free agency, the draft and the scouting combine, which begins Feb. 20 and runs through Feb. 26 in Indianapolis. They also might want to sign other unrestricted free agents such as nose tackle Ethan Kelley and linebacker Chaun Thompson.
The Browns have more pressing priorities than tight end Kellen Winslow, who said this week that he would like to renegotiate his contract that runs through 2010. Winslow spoke on Sirius NFL radio from the Pro Bowl Thursday.
''When I got hurt the contract got renegotiated so some things changed,'' Winslow said, referring to his motorcycle accident in the spring of 2005. ''But I think I've proven these past two years that I'm one of the elite tight ends. My value on the field . . . they have to guard me kind of like a wide receiver so, yeah, gotta get that new money.''
Winslow earned $2 million in 2007. He will make $4 million in 2008, $4.5 million in 2009 and $4.75 million in 2010. He changed agents a year ago, dumping the Postons for Drew Rosenhaus, who represents several former University of Miami stars.
Winslow said during Super Bowl week that he planned to undergo more surgery on his right knee, hurt in the motorcycle accident. He postponed any procedure while waiting to see if he was invited to the Pro Bowl. The first alternate got the invitation last weekend to replace the injured Antonio Gates in the game Sunday in Honolulu and now seems to be wavering on surgery.
''It's a blessing in disguise,'' Winslow said on Sirius. ''I was actually planning maybe to go get a second opinion and maybe get it done, but next week I'm going to take a look at it. It's feeling OK out here, but it might be a good idea to just get it looked at.''
Marla Ridenour can be reached at mridenour@thebeaconjournal.com. Read her Browns blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/.
Negotiations with Browns quarterback Derek Anderson have not reached a standstill, a team source said Friday, refuting an Internet report by the Columbus Dispatch.
Anderson will be a restricted free agent, and the Browns have until Feb. 28 to submit a tender offer.
Serious talks on multiyear contracts for Anderson and running back Jamal Lewis, who will become an unrestricted free agent on the same date, aren't likely until about a week before that deadline.
Browns General Manager Phil Savage said Thursday on his weekly radio segment on WTAM that discussions with Anderson's agent have been wide-ranging.
''We've talked about a contract from anywhere from two years to seven years,'' Savage said. ''Primarily two-, three- and maybe even a four-year deal. They've talked about a six- or seven-year deal. A five-year contract has never been mentioned, and, yet, last week, there was a story about how they wanted a five-year deal.
''It's going to be something shorter term or longer term, but not in between.''
Savage told the station that the Anderson negotiations ''are probably moving along OK.'' In his first season as the starter, Anderson went 10-5, and the Browns finished 10-6, missing the playoffs on a tiebreaker.
The Browns are in the midst of planning for free agency, the draft and the scouting combine, which begins Feb. 20 and runs through Feb. 26 in Indianapolis. They also might want to sign other unrestricted free agents such as nose tackle Ethan Kelley and linebacker Chaun Thompson.
The Browns have more pressing priorities than tight end Kellen Winslow, who said this week that he would like to renegotiate his contract that runs through 2010. Winslow spoke on Sirius NFL radio from the Pro Bowl Thursday.
''When I got hurt the contract got renegotiated so some things changed,'' Winslow said, referring to his motorcycle accident in the spring of 2005. ''But I think I've proven these past two years that I'm one of the elite tight ends. My value on the field . . . they have to guard me kind of like a wide receiver so, yeah, gotta get that new money.''
Winslow earned $2 million in 2007. He will make $4 million in 2008, $4.5 million in 2009 and $4.75 million in 2010. He changed agents a year ago, dumping the Postons for Drew Rosenhaus, who represents several former University of Miami stars.
Winslow said during Super Bowl week that he planned to undergo more surgery on his right knee, hurt in the motorcycle accident. He postponed any procedure while waiting to see if he was invited to the Pro Bowl. The first alternate got the invitation last weekend to replace the injured Antonio Gates in the game Sunday in Honolulu and now seems to be wavering on surgery.
''It's a blessing in disguise,'' Winslow said on Sirius. ''I was actually planning maybe to go get a second opinion and maybe get it done, but next week I'm going to take a look at it. It's feeling OK out here, but it might be a good idea to just get it looked at.''
Marla Ridenour can be reached at mridenour@thebeaconjournal.com. Read her Browns blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/.
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