DMN Blog: A different look at Glenn situation
by Todd Archer
As Calvin reported this morning, the Cowboys want Glenn to accept a split-salary of sorts should he be placed on injured reserve in 2008 because of his right knee, which required two surgeries last year.
Glenn doesn't want to do it because he doesn't want to cost himself any money. That makes sense. I'm on a player's side on this one. They play a sport filled with violent collisions. They need to collect as much as they can when they can. We've all seen the stories of the retired players having difficult times with walking or dementia. It's a huge risk to play in the NFL.
But the Cowboys deserve some protection too, don't they? Glenn made $5.82 million last season, split between a $5 million roster bonus and a base salary of $820,000. The club's return on that investment was four regular-season snaps against the Redskins.
Glenn is due to make $1.7 million this year. If he gets placed on IR because of the right knee injury then they want him to collect $500,000. If he goes on IR with a left knee injury, he still gets the $1.7 million. I half wonder if he would get the full amount if he had his right knee rolled up while blocking for Marion Barber. Something tells me Jones would consider giving him the full amount.
Where do you guys come down on this?
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Healthy Terry Glenn would be 'giant plus'
by Tim MacMahon
Jerry Jones has talked up Terry Glenn like he expects the guy to get right back to being a 1,000-yard receiver. Jerry's actions, however, indicate that he isn't very confident that Glenn's right knee will allow him to return to pre-injury form.
Calvin "Lucky" Watkins reports that the Cowboys want Glenn to accept a $500,000 settlement if he suffers another season-ending injury to the knee. Glenn isn't budging, wanting his $1.74 million salary no matter what.
Jerry has pumped sunshine about Glenn publicly. Wade Phillips had a much more realistic response when asked about Glenn while chatting with a couple intrepid bloggers.
"He'd be a plus," Phillips said. "I think you look at him, because you have him, as a health issue. If he's healthy, he's going to be a giant plus. That's the way we look at him."
As Calvin reported this morning, the Cowboys want Glenn to accept a split-salary of sorts should he be placed on injured reserve in 2008 because of his right knee, which required two surgeries last year.
Glenn doesn't want to do it because he doesn't want to cost himself any money. That makes sense. I'm on a player's side on this one. They play a sport filled with violent collisions. They need to collect as much as they can when they can. We've all seen the stories of the retired players having difficult times with walking or dementia. It's a huge risk to play in the NFL.
But the Cowboys deserve some protection too, don't they? Glenn made $5.82 million last season, split between a $5 million roster bonus and a base salary of $820,000. The club's return on that investment was four regular-season snaps against the Redskins.
Glenn is due to make $1.7 million this year. If he gets placed on IR because of the right knee injury then they want him to collect $500,000. If he goes on IR with a left knee injury, he still gets the $1.7 million. I half wonder if he would get the full amount if he had his right knee rolled up while blocking for Marion Barber. Something tells me Jones would consider giving him the full amount.
Where do you guys come down on this?
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Healthy Terry Glenn would be 'giant plus'
by Tim MacMahon
Jerry Jones has talked up Terry Glenn like he expects the guy to get right back to being a 1,000-yard receiver. Jerry's actions, however, indicate that he isn't very confident that Glenn's right knee will allow him to return to pre-injury form.
Calvin "Lucky" Watkins reports that the Cowboys want Glenn to accept a $500,000 settlement if he suffers another season-ending injury to the knee. Glenn isn't budging, wanting his $1.74 million salary no matter what.
Jerry has pumped sunshine about Glenn publicly. Wade Phillips had a much more realistic response when asked about Glenn while chatting with a couple intrepid bloggers.
"He'd be a plus," Phillips said. "I think you look at him, because you have him, as a health issue. If he's healthy, he's going to be a giant plus. That's the way we look at him."
posted by The Gryphon at 7:07 PM
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