Clowney note

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Originally Posted by nunusguy

I'm very interested in the terms of the contract the Texans supposedly offered Clowney but those numbers mean nothing to anybody unless you tell us
the amounts that were guaranteed ?
This whole episode between Clowney and the Texans has been very bizarre and
could be the textbook example of how not to negotiate with a player who's contract was expiring.
Houston did everything wrong especially in negotiating with Clowney to consummate a new deal with him or trade him on or before the two key dates which were the 2019 NFL Draft in April and July 15, the deadline for the team to negotiate a new long-term contract.

I'm not going to defend the Texans in how they did everything from start to finish, but I don't know how you can say they did "everything wrong" when they negotiated with his agent and gave some solid offers in the Spring.

Also, I asked my friend if he knew anything about the guaranteed money and he said the best offer had around $75 million guaranteed with around a $30 million signing bonus.

Mack was $90 mil guaranteed with a $60 million signing bonus and I don't think any of us would argue that Clowney should have received anywhere close to that kind of offer.

My own opinion is that the Texans offered close to what they knew they could afford knowing that Watson, Watt, Hopkins, Mercilus, etc. were going to get extensions or bumps soon (and that doesn't even factor in an extension for Tunsil).