[SC Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

There's a lot in this link, including a rehash of the Jarmon pick, but I thought that I would highlight the part dealing with Ware:
NFL: The Washington Redskins hope they beat the supplemental draft odds in their selection of Jeremy Jarmon - ESPN

Odd scene. Usually it is the player who wants a longer contract and the club which wants to shorten it. But I understand Ware's desire to hit the negotiating table again before he's past his prime.

Players would always take the shorter deal, especially since the last years of contracts are just for the sake of an agent's reputation and the club's ability to pro-rate the signing bonus over a longer period. If Ware can get multiple contracts in his prime years then he will make more real money. The reason players don't like signing franchise tenders, for instance, is that they do not get big signing bonus checks, not because they are only one year contracts.