Chiefs sign Matt Cassel to multi-year contract

[journeyscarab]

http://chiefsblog.kansascity.com/?q=node/855

By KENT BABB
The Kansas City Star

Kansas City has the player it sees as a potential franchise quarterback, and now the Chiefs have Matt Cassel locked into a long-term deal.

The Chiefs have signed Cassel to a multi-year contract, a source told The Star on Tuesday. Terms of the deal have not been released, although the team is expected to announce the deal today.

Kansas City acquired the 27-year-old Cassel in March when it traded this year’s second-round draft pick to New England. The Chiefs also acquired linebacker Mike Vrabel in that deal.

Cassel had signed a one-year, guaranteed contract earlier this year with New England – the Patriots tagged the quarterback their franchise player before the trade – that would have paid him upward of $15 million for the 2009 season.

Cassel, a seventh-round draft pick in 2005, took over in Week 1 last season for the injured Tom Brady after the former NFL MVP suffered a season-ending knee injury. Cassel started 15 games, and New England won 11 contests in 2008.

[DaFace]

I'm holding judgment until we know the details. Until that comes out, this doesn't really mean much.

[BigMeatballDave]

Originally Posted by KnowMo2724

Ben Roethlisburger only got $34 million guaranteed.

Haynesworth got $41 million guaranteed.

I guess it was smart to get the contract done before Eli Manning and Philip Rivers get their new contract extensions.

He's not getting 36 mil in guarantees.

[wild1]

Originally Posted by KnowMo2724

Ben Roethlisburger only got $34 million guaranteed.

Haynesworth got $41 million guaranteed.

I guess it was smart to get the contract done before Eli Manning and Philip Rivers get their new contract extensions.

Ben's is for 8 years, and over $100 million in total.

[Chiefnj2]

Just to clarify - as of now, nobody knows the value. Florio referred to the earlier incorrect NFP post regarding the value of the contract. There is no reason to believe the NFP post from April is correct.

[kc rush]

Originally Posted by DTLB58

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ey-for-cassel/

Posted by Mike Florio on July 14, 2009 1:55 PM
The April report from Michael Lombardi of NFP regarding quarterback Matt Cassel's long-term deal indicated that Cassel would receive $36 million guaranteed on a six-year deal.

Though we are coming up empty via traditional efforts to determine details regarding Cassel's deal, we currently believe that it's indeed a six-year package, with a base value in excess of $60 million.
That's more than the six-year deal Tom Brady signed with the Patriots in 2005, which further confirms that he's one of the most underpaid players in the NFL.

We also believe that the three-year take, one of the key factors in determining the value of a contract, is more than $42 million.

Both the team and the agent, David Dunn, likely will be disclosing no details about the contract, in keeping with the whole "nothing good comes from saying anything" philosophy that G.M. Scott Pioli brought with him from New England.

Once the contract is officially filed with the NFLPA, however, the full numbers will be leaked.

And the precise comparisons to Brady's deal undoubtedly will follow.

We're tied to him now for better or worse. I hope he turns into something more than what I saw last year. Granted, anything is better than what we've seen out there under Herm.

[BarrySPAMAID]

Well, now that it looks like Matt Cassel has been signed, I say it's about HIGH TIME for ALL of us to GET BEHIND HIM!! This is your quarterback. Allow me to serve you a glass, of CASSELBARRY, Drink UP!!! & GO CHIEFS!!!
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[Shaid]

I was hoping for a wait but Pioli did see him up close and personal all last year. He thinks pretty highly of him obviously. It was also very much in Cassel's best interest to sign now because of possible injury, etc. which hopefully drove the price down some. If Cassel came in and lit it up, the contract would probably have been a lot bigger because Cassel would have had leverage.

Think of it this way, what if Carl would have signed Jarad Allen to a long term deal rather than waiting for him to become the Sack Leader? We'd have gotten him signed to a great deal and wouldn't have been so inept last year on defense.

[kc rush]

Originally Posted by JD10367

CNN--In a stunning and bizarre move, the NFL announced that Denver head coach Josh McDaniels traded the entire roster to Kansas City for newly-signed quarterback Matt Cassel. "We got a special exemption from the NFL to bring 200 players to camp," Chiefs coach Haley was quoted at the press conference. "It's gonna take a while to sort it all out. But Scott (Pioli) and I figured, hey, it looked like both the Chiefs and Broncos might be mediocre, so if we could put 'em together we should be able to field a great team, no?"

Sweet, that means we get Orton. Listening to donk trolls, he is the second coming of Elway.

[Quesadilla Joe]

ESPN just said sources told John Clayton that the deal is for 6 years and it will pay Cassel close to 10 Million bucks a season.

[L.A. Chieffan]

whatever it is, pollard should get 12 1/2 percent

[MMXcalibur]

Well, it was gonna happen sometime.....Cassel gets signed long-term.
I would have preferred to see it later on after viewing Cassel lead the offense a game or five.....

As of right now, I have a feeling that this is either going to be very good or very bad. Like most of the moves this offseason, I'm just going to have to trust that Pioli knows what the **** he's doing.

[Dayze]

Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

whatever it is, pollard should get 12 1/2 percent

[MoreLemonPledge]

Now I don't feel so bad for buying my Cassel jersey.

[Hog's Gone Fishin]

Originally Posted by GoHuge39

Stupid. Sure the franchise tag was alot of money, but it wasn't keeping the Chiefs from signing players or pushing them to the cap limit. Why not see if the guy can do it when he's not surrounded by a team that went 18-1 the previous year? If he had it you could sign him in season or directly after. Now if he doesn't get it done your stuck with another shitty contract. Just a risk that didn't need to be taken at this point IMO.

I think Pioli knows Cassel better than anyone as he was with him ALL of last year.

[Mr. Arrowhead]

Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

whatever it is, pollard should get 12 1/2 percent