Eagles one of the "good teams''
Eagles coaches won't suffer financially for a while if there's a lockout
Eagles one of the "good teams''
Paul Domowitch, Daily News NFL Columnist
INDIANAPOLIS -- If there is a lockout next week, most NFL players won’t really take a financial hit until next September when they start missing game checks. With the exception of some roster bonuses that are payable in the next few weeks, and workout bonuses, most won’t lose a cent until a regular-season game is cancelled.
The same can’t be said of the league’s coaches though. Larry Kennan, the executive director of the NFL Coaches Association, said that 90 to 95 percent of the league’s coaches, including head coaches, have a lockout clause in their contract that could result in lost wages.
``Every team has a clause (in most of their coaches’ contracts) that says your salary will be rolled back at a certain point in time,’’ Kennan said. ``The good teams are saying we won’t roll your salary back for 6 months. The bad teams are saying we might roll your salary back immediately.’’
This may come as a shock to all of you folks out there who are convinced Jeff Lurie and Joe Banner are the cheapest people this side of Ebenezer Scrooge, but Kennan said the Eagles are one of the good teams.
Twelve of the league’s 32 teams already have opted out of the league’s pension plan and 5 or 6 more are on the verge of doing so. The Eagles aren’t one of them. While many of their coaches do have language in their contracts regarding possible pay reductions in the event of a lockout, Kennan said it’s not nearly as harsh as many of the league’s teams.
``The Giants, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, Green Bay. . . they’re business as usual,’’ he said. ``They’re going to do the right thing by their employees whatever that is. That’s why guys love working at those places.’’
Kennan said some teams have told their coaches that they will start docking them pay almost immediately. Others have said they’ll wait 30 days. Others have said 60 days.
``Philadelphia is one of the good teams,’’ Kennan said. ``Several teams have said, `As long as we can do it. We’re going to stay business as usual and treat you and pay you the same as we have been.’’
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That is good news.— Grazman- and every one of the teams on that list have won a SB in the last 10 years except Philly.— Iggles21
- exactly, they are a "good" team, not a great team.— main liner
Iggles21, you nailed it, they really think they are the gold standard, on and off the field. At least the staff reapes the rewards for Banner/Lurie's delusion.— Earl J- Iggles21 Why do you have to put out a negative comment on a REALLY POSITIVE story ? They say eagles fans are negative , this is a great example !!!— ingy9
- Obviously, not screwing over the coaches has been the thing holding us back from a Super Bowl victory all these years. Dock their pay, immediately, and the Lombardi is ours!!!
/sarcasm— tagryn - "good" team or not - it's certainly good for the coaches who can "hunker-down" and keep game planning and get to know each other as things move on...— M60tanker
- I am proud of the Eagles organization- the players, coaches , and front office. Go Eagles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!— tommy_the_k
- What no Joe "nickels" Banner commernts???— phigglesfan75
- Quality Points for the Eagles.— Dexter
- Joe Banner sickens me— Ted Mosby
- thoughtful post, mosby. way to think with your intestines.— HeelYes
- Lurie is just another Braman— cm3737
- naw, Lurie is way richer then Braman ever was, and his teams have won ALLOT more games, under pretty much one coach.— lateofphilly
- Just ask the handicapped guy they fired, how loyal they are to their employees?— younged
