Ta-Ta, Gibril
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- February
- 29
Well, the Giants anticipated it. Gibril Wilson is on the verge of signing a six-year, $39 million deal—that’s $6.5 million a year with $16 million of guaranteed money if you’re keeping score—with Oakland, which not only is out of the ballpark of where the Giants wanted to play for their starting free safety, but basically out of the country. As far as Wilson goes, the San Jose native can return home, be rich, and officially turn that clothes-modeling career he started this year into a hobby.
They’ll probably step up their efforts to get Sammy Knight of Jacksonville in for a visit now.
Must say, the numbers coming out of the first day are mind-blowing, even moreso than last year when Nate Clements got that $80 million from the Niners, which is actually more like $60 million because the last couple of years are voidable. Asante Samuel, the much-coveted Patriots cornerback, is now an Eagle, thanks to a $60 million deal. And Pittsburgh guard Alan Faneca will reportedly sign with the Jets for four years, $32 million, of which $23 million of that will be guaranteed. That’s after Oakland paid defensive tackle Tommy Kelly a positional record $50 million over seven years to keep him off the market yesterday.
And Madieu Williams, a Bengals safety the Giants had some interest in, got $33 million from the Vikings over six years. Ever heard of Madieu Williams before Thursday? No? Neither had I.
Goodness.
Ciao for now.
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