That's when Rams negotiator Kevin Demoff's vacation is over and he plans to meet with Tom Condon, Bradford's agent.
"That's why I hired an agent," Bradford said when asked about whether he'll get involved in the talks. "I don't want to deal with any of that stuff. That stuff's all on (Condon). I've done my part to get myself here. Now, it's his job to get me in camp."
Per the report, Bradford could be in line for as much as $45 million to $50 million in guaranteed money.
That's an increase over last year's top overall pick, Matthew Stafford, who signed a six-year, $72 million deal that included $41.75 million in guaranteed money.
If you read my preview of the Panthers, you know how little I think of this team. I'm sorry, but there isn't a team in the league that is going to be led by Matt Moore or Jimmy Clausen – or anyone who might lose the quarterback job to one of those two – that is going to win games. It just isn't going to happen.
Carolina is a team in flux, and it still seems that head coach John Fox is on his way out the door one way or the other. The defense just isn't the same as it was last year with Julius Peppers rushing off the end, and it certainly isn't the unit of a few years ago when Peppers and DT Kris Jenkins were on the same defensive line.
The only thing this team has going for it is its rushing attack. You won't find a much better duo of backs in this league than Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams, both of which cracked the 1,000-yard barrier in '09. Aside from that though, Carolina is a disgrace. The oddsmakers think that the Panthers are winning 7.5 games? Balderdash. Not even in the NFC South will the Panthers reach .500 this year, and until the oddsmakers figure it all out, they are going to be on a swoon against the NFL spreads.
Again, is this a train wreck waiting to happen? After starting the season at 6-0 SU and ATS, Broncos betting fanatics went a whopping 2-8 SU and 3-7 ATS over the last 10 games of the '09 campaign. In the final three weeks of the season alone, Denver lost to both Kansas City and Oakland...at home. Yikes.
Head coach Josh McDaniels is now putting his career on the line, going "all-in" with the left arm of QB Tim Tebow. The Broncos traded up in the first round of the NFL Draft to grab the "chosen boy" out of the University of Florida in spite of the fact that most believe his game just doesn't translate to the NFL.
It is already debatable whether McDaniels should still have a job after suspending several key players of his team for the final week of the season for internal team disputes and blowing that 6-0 record to start the season. Now, WR Brandon Marshall is playing in Miami after essentially forcing a trade out of town, and the Broncos don't have any legitimately viable options to replace him.
Steve SpagnuoloFor whatever reason, the NFL oddsmakers have tabbed the Rams as a team that can win five games in 2010. Yes, there is reason for optimism in the Gateway to the West with the addition of Oklahoma Sooners QB Sam Bradford. But can we really count on a guy who hasn't thrown a football in a meaningful game in almost an entire year to win six NFL games?
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