What Kind of Money Will Glenn Dorsey Get?

by Chris on May 21, 2008 12:05 PM CDT in 2008 Off Season

Sorry about the downtime earlier this morning. Everything should be good now.

With the news that the Falcons signed quarterback and #3 overall pick Matt Ryan to the tune (Why does that phrase exist in connection with signing contracts?) of $74 million, with $34 million in guarantees, that naturally makes us Kansas City Chiefs fans curious as to what our own top five draft pick will garner.

Take a look at the table below, which lists the last five top defensive tackle picks and their contract information. It also lists the contract information for the previous five #5 overall picks. Remember - it's all about the guaranteed money. Also, keep in mind that these aren't exact numbers. There is no comprehensive list (The USA Today contract database is a great resource but doesn't list full contract amounts) that I can find, so I relied mainly on newspaper reports for my contract information.

Year	Rd	Sel #	Player	School	Team	~Maximum Value	Guarantees

2007	1	10	Amobi Okoye	Louisville	Houston Texans	$17.6 million	$12.785 million

2006	1	12	Haloti Ngata	Oregon	Baltimore Ravens	$14 million	$9.3 million

2005	1	16	Travis Johnson	Florida State	Houston Texans	$10.2 million	$7.77 million

2004	1	14	Tommie Harris	Oklahoma	Chicago Bears	$9.8 million	$6.9 million

2003	1	4	Dewayne Robertson	Kentucky	New York Jets	$54 million	$13 million

*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******

2007	1	5	OT Levi Brown	Penn State	Arizona Cardinals	$62 million	$18 million

2006	1	5	OLB AJ Hawk	Ohio State	Green Bay Packers	$37.5 million	$16 milion

2005	1	5	RB Cadillac Williams	Auburn	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	$31 million	$15.1 million

2004	1	5	S Sean Taylor	Miami	Washington Redskins	$40 million	$13 million

2003	1	5	CB Terence Newman	K-State	Dallas Cowboys	$33.4 million	$13 million

As a baseline, we know Glenn Dorsey will get at least $13 million in guarantees because that's how much 2006's first-taken defensive tackle Amobi Okoye, who was the #10 overall pick no less.

Dorsey's guaranteed money probably lies somewhere around $18 million or so, which is about in line with last year's #5 pick OT Levi Brown. Offensive tackles are going to garner more than a defensive tackle, so, while adjusting for the inevitable increase, I think $18 million guaranteed is a good guess.

Dorsey's agent, Joel Segal (who also represents Kansas City safety Bernard Pollard) of the agency Worldwide Football Inc., is a major NFL agent with a large client list of mid to upper level players. Segal's other clients include Reggie Bush, Michael Vick (I guess he still counts), Alex Brown, Jerry Porter, Will Smith and TJ Duckett as a few examples.

Reggie Bush did sign at the eleventh hour (literally even I think) in late July 2006, so Segal's last major client cut it close to a training camp holdout.

What do you think Glenn Dorsey's contract details will be and do you think he'll be in camp on time?

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I honestly don’t… sadly.

I think Matt Ryan’s insane deal will cause a lot of Top 10 picks to hold out.

by Direckshun on May 21, 2008 1:49 PM CDT 0 recs

I can only hope for the best

I wish he would walk in to Carl’s office and just sign to play at a fair amount. He knows he will be swimming in stupid amounts of money soon. More money than he could have imagined just a year ago. The respect he will gain from the fans, coaching staff, and other players by getting involved early and practicing with the team will earn him something more valuable …respect. Haven’t these guys learned from the past few years that the holdouts hurt the team and themselves in the long run? On the other end of it, I will have to pray that Carl does the same. He has to open up the wallet in the spirit of team interests and pay for what the player’s value is, without squeezing the life out of every penny. I will wait, watch, and hope every day.

by TXChiefan on May 21, 2008 2:54 PM CDT 0 recs

That player's perspective

was really well put…nice job

by PVChiefsfan on May 21, 2008 5:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

I hate the Falcons

You know we all like to hate on Carl for keeping the books in good order, but don’t you think GMs in Oakland and Atlanta GMs deserve some criticisms for getting on their knees at meeting the demands of the agents. Russell, the #1 overall pick last year and the first quarterback taken in the draft got 32 million. Ryan is picked two spots later and they want 2 mil more in gurantees? I would tell them to suck my left nut. Thank god we have a GM like Peterson in all sincerity. Would you guys rather we end up like the weak Cardinals who are over the cap and aren’t even a playoff team???!!! Give Dorsey 18 million, thats fair and it doesn’t make me sweat like 34 million. And yes, 16 million million dollars is worth Dorsey not coming to camp on time, I’m sorry but its true.

by chiefsfan1384 on May 21, 2008 6:09 PM CDT 0 recs

Amen.

by Vince D on May 21, 2008 6:40 PM CDT up 0 recs

By the way Chris...

great post. Thanks for that link I’ve been looking for contract information for a long time.

by chiefsfan1384 on May 21, 2008 6:58 PM CDT up 0 recs

The Cards are not over the cap. And they will win their division this year and win 1 game in the playoffs. I am calling it now. I am not saying they are a sleeper pick. I am saying this is a fact. Plus, we’re gonna pay him a buttload because of the no salary cap for the next season after this one. That changes everything. How did you think Oakland could sign all of those free agents? They would already be 20 mil over the cap for next year, but since there won’t be one, it’s OK. Dorsey is gonna get paid. I just hope that Albert doesn’t want the same amount of money (Like the Brady Quinn/ Joe Thomas deal last year).

by EyePod on May 21, 2008 9:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

No cap doesn't help the Chiefs

I don’t think things will change much around here if, and that’s IF we somehow end up with an uncapped season. Removing the limit won’t make owner’s any less penny wise. There are owner’s that will try to buy a championship if that happens, but I guarantee Clark Hunt ain’t one of em.

Speculation is that if we ever hit an uncapped year, we’ll never go back… the precedent will be set. At least we’ll have another few years under the current CBA.

by Ochophosphate on May 21, 2008 10:42 PM CDT up 0 recs

If they are not over they are close...

to being over. And the uncapped year will not take place until 2010. There are also certain rules that apply to that year if an owner wants to buy a championship. We get three tags instead of one, to earn free agency status moves from 4 years to 6 years, and playoff teams will have some spending limits. I think they’ll come up with a new agreement before the 2010 season. (I hope)

by chiefsfan1384 on May 21, 2008 10:51 PM CDT up 0 recs