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Old 06-25-2015, 08:24 AM   #211
DJones
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Originally Posted by The Voice of Reason View Post
I caught an interview of his on the Fan 960 earlier this week. Gio talked about how he wants a deal long enough to cover the remainder of his career.
If he wants a retirement contract how can he even entertain the thought of a 9 million average. At least 6-7 years. By the time he's 40 he shouldn't be any higher than 4 million. I wish we could have given him one of the cap circumventing contracts and give him 12 for the first two years then 2-3 into his forties but the rules have changed.

No team can afford to have 9M a year tied up for that long on an aging player.
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