Miller Genuine
It looked like Andre Johnson ‘Eagled’ himself (i.e. – signed a ‘big’ contract as a young player that turned out to be way under-market).
His initial rookie contract was 6-year/$39M, which I think was dead-on considering he was out for 10 games due to injury during this period. He signed a 6-year/$60M extension in 2007 (he ended up out for seven games the year after signing the contract). He has since exploded for 100+ receptions and 1500+ yards each of the past two years. However, he has never recorded double digit TDs in any season.
Perspective A: We took a chance giving you a big new extension – you got injured the first year, and you didn’t start putting up monster numbers (to warrant the size of the extension) until after you got the extension. Also, you don’t put up the TD numbers to classify as a Top 3 receiver (which is I’m sure how he wants to get paid). You’ve got a good contract – deal w/ it.
Perspective B: You started putting up huge numbers b/c we ditched that loser David Carr and got a real QB in Matt Schaub. Hell, when Matt Schaub went down in 2008-2009, you still put up huge numbers with Sage Freakin’ Rosenfels. You’re clearly the go-to player on a high-power offense, so you deserve to get paid more.
Riddle me this: Do you have serious negotiations with Johnson?
