McClain works hard, 7th round pick Dickerson signs

[NBT]

Yeah, but he's gotta make the final roster to earn that money, doesn't he?

[Keith]

Originally Posted by NBT

Yeah, but he's gotta make the final roster to earn that money, doesn't he?

The base, yes. The bonus is already his.

[NBT]

So is the base the full $1.85M or the bonus? Which is which?

[Keith]

Originally Posted by NBT

So is the base the full $1.85M or the bonus? Which is which?

That's the full contract value: base + bonus. I don't have the sum of the four base years in front of me, but that amounts to probably $1.79M, leaving the bonus to be something like $71,000.

[superbowlbound]

4 years is a lengthy contract for a 7th round pick, if memory serves. Guess they really do like the kid as much as they say they do.

[NBT]

I think they think he will be the successor to WR Kevin Walter.

[Keith]

Originally Posted by superbowlbound

4 years is a lengthy contract for a 7th round pick, if memory serves. Guess they really do like the kid as much as they say they do.

Read nothing into that... four years is the standard length now for rookies not picked in the first couple rounds. You'll know the Texans like this kid if they keep him on the final 53.