Claus from Honefoss, Norway
What is the biggest point of discussion in contract negotiations, the amount or the division between salary and signing bonus?
Signing bonus is usually the big issue in negotiating a contract, because signing bonus is guaranteed money. You can make the total amount as much as you want but it’s meaningless if it goes away when a player is released, but signing bonus is guaranteed and doesn’t go away when a player is released. It must pass through your books and it accelerates if you release the player.
Jack from Chicago, IL
Vic, I think Ted Thompson made the right move by matching the Raiders’ offer to Richardson.