B.J. Raji signs deal with Green Bay Packers; no updates with Cincinnati's Andre Smith

by Josh Kirkendall on Aug 14, 2009 11:36 AM EDT in Contracts

The Packers signed B.J. Raji to a five-year deal worth $28.5 million, with $18.5 million in guarantees. The deal came a few days after Raji left Green Bay, in what we believed was a public tactic to get the Packers on board with the player's (really the agent) demands.

So what does that mean for the Bengals? Nothing, really. But here's an update as we know it. As far as we know, both sides have thrown their offers out. Smith's camp is looking in the five-year, $40 million range, which is consistent with the contracts signed in the existing slotting system. The Bengals want $33 million, which would fall more in line with the eighth pick (not the sixth) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Alvin Keels tweeted earlier this week that he sent another deal that he called fair. No update has been reported on that yet.

The following is breakdown of deals signed (via Macs Football Blog). Money is in millions (like, duh).

	Team	Player	Length	Salary	Avg/Yr	Guar.	Avg/Yr
1	DET	Matthew Stafford	Six	$72	$12	$41.7	$6.95
2	STL	Jason Smith	Five	$62	$12.4	$33	$6.6
3	KC	Tyson Jackson	Five	$57	$11.4	$31	$6.2
4	SEA	Aaron Curry	Six	$60	$10	$34	$5.7
5	NYJ	Mark Sanchez	Five	$50.5	$10.1	$28	$5.6
6	CIN	Andre Smith
7	OAK	Darrius Heyward-Bey	Five	$38.25	$7.65	$23.5	$4.7
8	JAX	Eugene Monroe
9	GB	B.J. Raji	Five	$27.5	$5.5	$18	$3.6
10	SF	Michael Crabtree
11	BUF	Aaron Maybin
12	DEN	Knowshon Moreno	Five	$23	$4.6	$13	$2.6
13	WAS	Brian Orakpo	Five	$20	$4	$12.1	$2.42
14	NO	Malcolm Jenkins	Five	$19	$3.8	$11	$2.2

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Math Mistake

Good breakdown, but Curry’s contract is a six year (like listed), so it would only be $10.0 Million a year, not $12.

I hope the Bengals sign smith soon, for something around 5 years and $45 Million.

by swantonsoup on Aug 14, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions

how

does the front office even consider a $33 offer? Thats pure stupidity. It’s like they are on their own planet, not even considering what happens on earth.

Pathetic.

by Joe27 on Aug 14, 2009 5:36 PM EDT reply actions