Macho Harris collects bonus
Eagles rookie safety Macho Harris received a $314,565 bonus under the final year of the NFL's "Performance-Based Pay" program.
Macho Harris collects bonus
Daily News staff
Eagles rookie safety Macho Harris received a $314,565 bonus under the final year of the NFL's "Performance-Based Pay" program.
The program, which ended with the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement, using a formula to reward players with lower salaries who are on the field for a substantial number of plays. The money is not based on performance, simply total plays on the field (offense, defense and special teams).
Overall, the league spent more $109.5 million this year, with Vikings center John Sullivan getting the highest bonus at 397,555. Harris was eighth in the league.
In the 7 years of the program, Eagles linebacker Omar Gaither ranks 20th overall with bonuses totaling $680,657. Linebacker Erik Coleman (Jets, Atlanta) received $837,654.
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The NFL will not announce the opening weekend marquee games or the Thanksgiving games today during the league meetings.
An announcement had been scheduled for yesterday, was delayed until today and now it seems likely that no announcement will be made because the schedule formulations have not been completed.
The full schedule comes out in April.
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UPDATED: The Eagles say the 6,500 tickets were distributed in a matter of hours.
And now a rare commercial announcement:
The Eagles are distributing free tickets beginning today for a draft party on April 22 at the SCA Club at Lincoln Financial Field. The event begins at 6:30 and will coincide with the first round of the NFL draft.
Eagles players, alumni, cheerleaders and Swoop will make appearances. Fans can tour the Eagles and visiting team locker rooms and get autograph.
For the first time, fans can also participate in football skills and drills on the Linc field, including a fair catch challenge, an obstacle course, quarterback targets and a receiving challenge.
Sucks this guy is getting paid to suck— nmr82- If coaches would have kept him on the bench where he belonged, he would not have been able to get this free money that he truly does not deserve... what a joke.— philadelphiachild51
- Macho Harris collects bonus...with a ski mask and gun.— dragoon6
- Remind me again why the players union would not be happy with the current system— duffers
- Wow, you guys are horrible. One might think you would hold back on the vitriol a little for younger players, especially because so many young players that have been criticized turn out to be pretty good with some experience. Give Macho a chance. He's got a great instincts and physical ability. He's going to be a player.— bc3030
- He was a rookie playing out of position, he was a corner at Tech. Typical Andy Reid move of taking a player and playing him in a position he didn't play in college.— Bleue
- C'mon you mukes. Ya'll would criticize Gods choice of 7 days for creation had he not left sunday for the NFL. bc3030 gets it...the rest of you cynics, critics and boundless whiners won't be anywhere to be found when this kid becomes a defenses forchfor the Eagles. Mark my words!— TEXAS-EAGLE
- Bleue, the only position Mrs. Harris could make the team is at safety or as a special teamer. Maybe "Tech" used him at corner but he is in the NFL now not the ACC— Luriesucks
- He's here, improving and everything you asked of him, he's doing it now currently. I think this is the year Demps steps up, he looks the part of safety, and now we just hope he plays it— Dawks4Prez
Bleue..Could not agree more. Reid continues to take players and try to make them either play a different position or system. Max Jean, Gocong, Harris, Marlin Jackson, the list goes on and on, and it never works out. He is so impressed with himself, yet nobody else in Philly is.- you know i dont see half of you criticizing macho, actually playing so maybe you should shut up. macho was a corner at tech not a free safety and if you didnt follow harris at tech like i did, you obviously dont know the potential this player holds. its his rookie year on a position he doesnt play give him a break seriously. i will admit though he needs to bulk up, he got hit by a cowboy disgustingly if you guys remember. whatever im not happy with philly right now since mcnabb's trade but best of luck to victor.— iggles305
