Seahawks make Earl Thomas NFL's highest-paid safety

Valentts · 发表于 2014-4-29 07:28

本帖最后由 Valentts 于 2014-4-29 07:33 编辑

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The Seattle Seahawks have locked down hard-hitting safety Earl Thomas long term.

NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport broke the news Monday that the Seahawks agreed to a blockbuster four-year contract extension worth $40 million with $27.725 guaranteed, per a source informed of the situation. The deal will make Thomas easily the highest-paid safety in the NFL.

The 24-year-old Thomas was a lynchpin to the Seattle Seahawks' Super Bowl championship. His size, speed, hitting ability and nose for the football make him one of the NFL's most indispensable defensive backs.

Thomas was viewed as a legitimate candidate for Defensive Player of the Year in 2013 -- a surprise from a position often overlooked during awards time. He placed third in voting, with the Panthers' Luke Kuechly taking home the award.

Thomas was the team's first-round pick in 2010, and he's started all 16 games each season since being drafted. Already the best safety in the NFL, Thomas will now be paid like it.

Prior to Thomas' new deal, Jairus Byrd ($9 million) and Eric Berry ($8.4 million) had the highest base salaries from the safety position, per spotrac.com. Byrd signed a six-year, $54 million contract with the New Orleans Saints this offseason, including a $11 million signing bonus ($26.3 million guaranteed).

The Seahawks had Thomas under contract for the 2014 season, but Rapoport reported earlier this offseason he was the team's "top priority" to sign long term.

Next to lock up on the list for general manager John Schneider and coach Pete Carroll: Richard Sherman.

老全 · 发表于 2014-4-29 07:35

本帖最后由老全于 2014-4-29 07:43 编辑

小翻译下

海鹰$40M续签当家安全卫Earl Thomas四年

NFL记者Ian Rapoport周一报道，西雅图海鹰已经同意与Earl Thomas签署一份价值$40M为期4年的延长合同，其中包括了$27.725M的保证工资。这个合同使Earl Thomas一举成为NFL中工资最高的安全卫。

24岁的Earl Thomas拥有出色的身材、速度、撞击能力以及对球灵敏的嗅觉，是目前联盟中最不可或缺的防守队员。他是海鹰在2010年选秀首轮签下的球员，并且自从加入海鹰，他都打满了每个赛季的16场比赛，对海鹰来说，他已经是目前NFL最好的安全卫了，现在工资上也匹配了最好的位置。在Earl Thomas之前，NFL中安全卫这个位置上工资最高球员有Jairus Byrd（$9M每年）和Eric Berry（$8.4M每年）。

实际上海鹰原先与Earl Thomas的合同一直要到2014赛季结束才到期，但在休赛期海鹰便表示目前最重要的任务就是与Earl Thomas签下一份长期合同，现在终于如愿以偿。接下来海鹰总经理John Schneider和教练Pete Carroll名单上的下一位应该就是号称自己“应该拿份与自己地位相符工资”的Richard Sherman了，再往后，球队也要考虑如何给当家四分卫Russell Wilson一份满意的合同了。

官网搬个图过来～

老全 · 发表于 2014-4-29 07:46

这笔买卖值，ET29一来不容易受伤，二来一直保持不错的状态，4年后他才29岁，这4年应该是他最巅峰的阶段。

S.R.911 · 发表于 2014-4-29 08:41

Richard Sherman和Russell Wilson的合同都不好谈吧

老全 · 发表于 2014-4-29 08:45

S.R.911 发表于 2014-4-29 08:41
Richard Sherman和Russell Wilson的合同都不好谈吧

RS25肯定得照着超过Revis的标准来了，RW3的话，我觉得得看2014赛季的表现，如果出色，估计也得照着大曼宁的级别来了。如果表现一般，就不好说了。

tsui5665 · 发表于 2014-4-29 09:37

托马斯三世现在确实是最顶级的安全卫，他和钱斯勒的安全卫二人组加上谢尔曼真是无敌的后场防守

sharpzyg · 发表于 2014-4-29 12:36

海鹰要被这几个大合同拖累了，还好在他们新秀合同时就拿下冠军了

大脑袋 · 发表于 2014-4-29 13:43

好像是和谢尔曼谈的差不多了吧，说是历史最大的角卫合同。呼啸军团整体留下了。海鹰未来几年还是强队。

abcdeisme · 发表于 2014-4-29 15:15

我想seahawks 大慨優先會考慮留住legion of boom 吧... 上賽季防守表現瘋狂

JermaineDing · 发表于 2014-4-29 15:27

联盟收入最高的安全卫吧！

pey.manning · 发表于 2014-4-29 15:38

这就是nfl球队很难保持常年牛逼的缘故，一拿碗，球员就吃大合同

ray1010ray · 发表于 2014-4-29 17:40

意料之中，今年不解决一个，明年真不好搞了

老全 · 发表于 2014-4-30 08:45

ET29签约的新闻发布会还有花絮，ET29出门晚了，于是一路超速驾车赶往海鹰总部，结果在海鹰总部门口被警察拦下（Pulled over）。根据他自己的描述，他尝试用比较低调的方式问警察知道他是谁吗？反正一番交涉，最后没有给他开罚单。

原文：http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0a ... ay-to-announce-deal

Milord · 发表于 2014-4-30 13:22

wow，10m的安全卫

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