Jansen's Future in Doubt?

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Cutting Jansen as a prior-to-June 1st, save $2.65 million in 2007, with no dead-cap carrying over to 2008.

Cutting Jansen as a post-June 1st, save $4.2 million in 2007, with a $1.6 million dead-cap hit in 2008.

If they're asking him to simply restructure, he's not going to object because he'd still get what his contract says is coming to him. If they're asking him to extend the contract beyond 2008 (because that's the last year as it stands now), then maybe they're haggling.

Or, he'd certainly object if they're asking him to take a paycut. The question for him would be where can I make more money, on the open market or here in Washington with my salary reduced? He's scheduled to make $4.25 million in base salary in 2007. That could be what's going on here: the Skins might be trying to leverage him into taking a pay cut. The Skins might be saying dude, you won't get a better deal than what your current contract says. In fact, accept a $1 million pay cut, because you still won't get a better deal than that. Then he'd have a decision to make.

ALL SPECULATION. It very well could be that La Canfora has it all wrong, and that Jansen is going to just do a simple restructure, and there'll be no problem. Who knows. But he's definitely got me intrigued. Everyone keep their radar up on this issue, if you hear anything please post it, because I'd love to try to interpret what's going on.