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Originally Posted by Daseal
Safety is one of the lowest paid positions in the league. However, we can't forget he was the 5th overall pick. That's a high pick and demands money. Especially shocked we signed him for so low considering it was after Winslow got his massive deal, was it not?
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Well rookie salaries take two things into account. One is position, and one is draft position. Both are equally important. And you are right, safety is one of the lowest paid positions. But that's exactly why no team would give a safety at #5 anything close to what a tight end at #6 commands. Agreed, for a top 5 pick his contract seems a little low. But what has he done to deserve more? I don't doubt that after this year, a year in which i expect him to be a pro bowler, he will have earned a higher salary. But what has he done so far? In my opinion he just hasn't made the case yet.
And I'm pretty sure Winslow signed after Taylor's deal was done. Didn't the Browns have a fairly tough time signing him, in part because he has the Postons? I seem to remember Winslow's negotiations dragging on longer than Taylors, but I could be wrong.
Incidentally, in case anyone was interested, the best info I could find on Ed Reed's Contract was that he got a $3.625 million signing bonus in 2002 plus $275,000 in salary. 2003 he got $443,750. And this year he scheduled to make less than $600,000. He is in his final year of his rookie contract, and even after becoming Defensive MVP, he still hasn't demanded a new contract and he's never held out from all the information I was able to find.
Now, Reed was drafted #24 in the 2002 draft, so certainly his contract should be less than Taylor's (inflation and higher draft position), but if ever there was a safety that could have legitimately demanded more $ than between $300k and $600k per year, it is Ed Reed. Again, I like Taylor, but I think we're being a little too easy on a kid who clearly has one heck of an attitude problem.