Lions | C. Rogers might be able to keep his bonus

[That Guy]

Lions | C. Rogers might be able to keep his bonus
Fri, 24 Mar 2006 05:21:48 -0800
Mike O'Hara, of the Detroit News, reports Detroit Lions WR Charles Rogers may be able to keep his full signing bonus because of the new collective bargaining agreement being reached. As part of the extension, the power has swung from owners to the players in the so-called "disciplinary" clauses. For Rogers, that means the Lions aren't likely to prevail in their bid to reclaim more than $10 million of the $14 million rookie signing bonus Rogers received as a first-round draft pick in 2003. The NFL Players Association's position last year was that the Lions had no right to go after a player's signing bonus and that forfeiting the game checks was the appropriate punishment. The union's position now is that "disciplinary" clauses in the extension, which are still being fine-tuned as negotiations continue, strengthen their stand. Rogers' agent, Kevin Poston, has been in contact with the union and said he never doubted that the signing bonus was off limits.



so apparently doing drugs is alright. you don't have to work and you still get paid... I hope pwned doesn't learn the wrong lesson from this.