Stamps/CFL Offseason Thread - Page 8 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

flip · 06-25-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by cKy

Its a little longer then I wouldve liked.. he is already kinda getting up there.

Doesn't matter, contracts in the CFL aren't guaranteed. They can just release him when he gets older. Guaranteed money is all that matters.

FanIn80 · 06-25-2009, 11:40 PM

Awesome news! I'm a Hank fan, so I'm pretty happy. He's a great guy, a stand up leader and he plays some mean football. Guys like that, you keep around.

SportsJunky · 06-26-2009, 06:50 AM

Burris deserves the new contract imo. He finally took the team to the promised land, shook the monkey off his back and established himself as the true leader of this team. This is a guy who is very important in the community as well. Nice signing.

JohnnyFlame · 06-26-2009, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by calf

http://blog.canoe.ca/cflbuzz

Brutal! Looks like Teyo Johnson is about to retire.

Plug QB Proctor announced his retirement today too.

That was a long retirement for Teyo eh?

flip · 06-26-2009, 08:54 AM

He just wanted to skip training camp.

You Need a Thneed · 06-26-2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by flip

Doesn't matter, contracts in the CFL aren't guaranteed. They can just release him when he gets older. Guaranteed money is all that matters.

yeah, in the CFL, there's pretty much no risk in signing players to long contracts. Even less risk than the NFL.

flip · 06-26-2009, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed

yeah, in the CFL, there's pretty much no risk in signing players to long contracts. Even less risk than the NFL.

Real question here, what is the difference? Is it easier to release players in the CFL or what?

calgaryrocks · 06-26-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by flip

Real question here, what is the difference? Is it easier to release players in the CFL or what?

not exactly sure, but he could be referring to the massive signing bonuses that are given out in the nfl (ie guaranteed money) vs the cfl. at least thats all i can think of

Da_Chief · 06-27-2009, 09:27 PM

CFL bonuses aren't that big, When you consider the star QB will make around 400K a year, the signing bonus isn't much. Therefore you can release a guy whenever teams feels like it. Like the Stamps releasing Armour, he was probably making over 100K but gone with no penalty (besides the original bonus they probably paid him)