 | Logan Mankins still waiting |
The standoff continues.
A month after Patriots guard Logan Mankins went public about his contract-related frustration with the Patriots, the two parties have not communicated.
It is still not clear whether the Pro Bowler will show up for preseason camp on July 28 with his teammates. Mankins skipped all of the organized team activities and minicamp because he believes the Patriots did not fulfill a promise to sign him to a suitable long-term extension.
“There’s nothing that’s happened. We haven’t heard from them,” Mankins’ agent, Frank Bauer, told the Herald last night. “Everyone in the NFL is on vacation. We just have to see what happens.”
Mankins had refused to sign his one-year restricted free agent tender worth $3.26 million, and the Patriots reduced it to $1.54 million. He’s not under contract, so he simply won’t be paid if he doesn’t show.
Mankins has said his stance is based on principle and that he wanted to be traded. Bauer added that “Mankins is a pretty principled guy.”
While sources have indicated the Pats offered Mankins a deal worth $7 million annually, the guard’s camp puts it at seven years and $6.5 million annually. The guaranteed money is not clear. If 2010 had a salary cap, Mankins would have been a free agent.
Two weeks before camp, the veteran agent still did not rule out a deal getting done.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/football/patriots/view/20100716logan_mankins_still_waiting_but_rep_keeps_door_open_for_deal/
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