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POSTED 5:04 p.m. EDT; UPDATED 5:14 p.m. EDT, March 15, 2007
CURTIS GETS $9.5 MILLION GUARANTEED
Various outlets are reporting, and we have separately confirmed, that the contract that receiver Kevin Curtis signed with the Eagles includes $9.5 million in guaranteed money.
Contrary to reports that the deal is worth $32 million over six years, we're told that the base number is a hair under $30 million, with $1 million salary escalators in each of the last two years of the deal that push the total value to just under $32 million. The escalators, we're told, are easily reachable -- and are based on receptions.
Curtis also received a $7 million signing bonus.
[UPDATE: We're told that the money will be paid out as a $2 million signing bonus and a $5 million roster bonus.] The remainder of the guaranteed money comes from a fully-guaranteed base salary of $1 million in 2007 and $1.5 million in guaranteed base salary in 2008. His total 2008 base salary is $2 million, and he's due to receive a $1.5 million roster bonus in March of next year.
The deal also has roster bonuses in future years and an annual Pro Bowl incentive.
Per a league source, the decision came down to the Eagles and the Vikings.
Both made solid offers, but Curtis in the end opted for Philly, due in large part to the presence of coach Andy Reid and the string of success that the franchise has enjoyed on his watch.
It also was a plus, we're told, that both Reid and Curtis are members of the Mormon religion.
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