49ers' Rookie WR Michael Crabtree Wants Top-Three Pick Money (Renews Talks Oct. 5th)

HacheMan · Jul 27, 2009

</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Report: Crabtree wants top-three pick money </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Michael Crabtree - WR - SF - Jul. 27

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>The Denver Post reports that Michael Crabtree's unwillingness to take less than "top-3" (draft pick) money" from the 49ers is causing a holdup in contract talks for the first round throughout the league.
Just four of 32 first-round picks are signed as of Monday afternoon. Crabtree went 10th, but appears to be getting greedy after pre-draft projections had him going in the top five. The sides appear destined for a prolonged holdout, which would cripple Crabtree's chances of starting the Niners' opener.
Source: Denver Post
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HacheMan · Jul 27, 2009

Make his azz sit.......

STACKSONDECK · Jul 27, 2009

is he gonna be that good with that injury.

G$$ · Jul 27, 2009

bet he wish he went to the raiders now, where you can pull a stunt like that and it will pay off, just like russell

fivestarjake · Jul 27, 2009

Hache Man said:
Make his azz sit.......

dam right make him sit. what an idiot. they should make him flip burgers til training camp and then see how good that contract offer looks then.

DesertNole · Jul 28, 2009

Just 4 of 32 first round picks have signed? This shit is out of control. The league needs to get a salary program in place similar to the NBA. There is no reason why punk ass kids should be demanding more money than proven NFL veterans. Matt Stafford making more money than Tom Brady, give me a f*&^ing break. A player that was drafted 10th demanding top 3 money because some magazine projected him as a top 5 pick, :think2:.

JrBoy · Jul 28, 2009

what the????

Is he serious?? What happened to the time you need to prove yourself first?? As a 49ers fan... love the team but I just can't stand this bull crap!! He needs to do something first! Stupid draft picks like this need to be taught a lesson. If I went to work on my first day and demanded a raise I would have probably been fired!! It's all about me when it comes to signing a ridiciuos contract, what happened to a team game and having money left over to get other players... like a QB! Anyways, sorry for ranting but just tired of this crap!

sdf · Jul 28, 2009

a) this type of waiting game happens every year. agents wait before signing so they can see what other guys get. as training camp approaches, more guys sign and then everyone else follows suit.

b) i doubt it's JC demanding more money. it's his AGENT demanding it. he can demand all he wants. he wont get it. it's all posturing

c) i thought the NFL installed a rookie SalCap? maybe it goes into effect next year?

SOUTHPHILLYBUDDA6 · Jul 28, 2009

the dallas cowboys win the super bowl

baseballsucks · Jul 28, 2009

These assholes need to work a real job for a couple years, they wouldn't be so quick to hold out if they knew what a real life job paying a real life salary was like.

BigdaddyQH · Jul 29, 2009

These guys are going to get less and less, so they better grab what they can. The NFL is finally going to start paying these clowns what they deserve, which is little, or nothing, until they prove themselves. Crabtree thinks he is good. How quickly he forgets that he played in the Big 12, a conference that is one of the worst conference defensively, in the NCAA.

HacheMan · Aug 3, 2009

Michael Crabtree - WR - 49ers </TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Beat reporter Matt Maiocco estimates that the 49ers are around $8-10 million apart in contract talks with unsigned rookie Michael Crabtree.</TD></TR><TR><TD>

</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>It's a massive divide. Added offensive coordinator Jimmy Raye, "I don't know any more about (Crabtree) than I did when we drafted him." Crabtree's ADP is currently disturbingly high as the WR32 overall. He's someone to avoid.
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</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Source: Santa Rosa Press Democrat</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Gaz · Aug 3, 2009

Fucking mother fucker greedy sum bitch, ass picking, money grubbing, dick sucking, mother fucking piece of shit

sm.time.gmblr · Aug 4, 2009

greedy yes, absurd yes, give hime three years and he will show everyone why he's worth it.

ZJP6050 · Aug 4, 2009

sm.time.gmblr said:
greedy yes, absurd yes, give hime three years and he will show everyone why he's worth it.

pay him the money at that point, then.

ZJP6050 · Aug 6, 2009

crabtree said today he's willing to sit out the season and re-enter draft next year for this money. i hope the kid loses his career over this.

HacheMan · Aug 6, 2009

</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Conflicting reports on Crabtree's threats </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Michael Crabtree - WR - SF - Aug. 6

</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Both the 49ers and the player rep for Michael Crabtree are denying that the No. 10 overall pick has threatened to sit out the season and re-enter the draft in 2010.
Frankly, one side is lying. Despite confirmation from Crabtree's cousins and adviser, David Wells, agent Eugene Parker denies saying a word to anyone about a potential re-entry. Both sides realize the nuclear option was not a wise move to enter in the public record, so they are backtracking and trying to quiet the situation down. Which makes sense. Crabtree has taken a P.R. hit and the reality is the two sides are still far away from a deal. It's back to the drawing board.
Source: nfl.fanhouse.com
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hippieki11er · Aug 6, 2009

too bad he's slow and is still injured, otherwise him and his agent may've been able to pull this off.

there's no chance in hell he won't sign.

budlight · Aug 6, 2009

so did al davis make a smart move?

:think2:

hippieki11er · Aug 6, 2009

^^ uhhh, no. heyward-bey plays WR but can't catch the football with his small hands, whoopsie.

the 49ers should follow suit to how the Lakers handled the Odom situation.. offer the bum LESS than what they first did and then really watch him squirm.