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Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck
Thanks for the kind words guys.
As for Arrington's grievance, I've always been confused. I have him down for a $4.5M bonus in 2006. Never been sure if Lavar expects an extra $2M to make it $6M, or a full extra $6M to make it $10M.
Based on all the other Redskins contracts, a $10M roster bonus is definitely out of the ordinary and doesn't make sense.
I have nothing against Lavar. I just hope this thing gets settled so he can get back to the business on the field.
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The way LaVar explained it to me, he thought he had agreed to an additional $6M in 2006. That would bring the total bonuses in 2006 to $10M. I asked him why the Redskins would agree to an additional roster bonus in 2006, on top of what already appeared to be a generous bonus for that year, and he said it was all there on the contract. I'm not sure that either of us understood each other when I asked him about it, though. There were some semantic differences in the way I posed the question regarding "roster" bonuses, and his response, which indicated "signing" bonuses. I should have pressed him about it, but frankly, I was a little shocked that he would discuss it with me at all, and I didn't want to press my luck.