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13 Jun 2010

Colts Lock Up Antoine Bethea

The Colts have signed safety Antoine Bethea to a four-year contract extension worth $27 million. Bethea will collect $18 million over the first two years of the deal.

Posted by: Bill Barnwell on 13 Jun 2010

11 comments, Last at 15 Jun 2010, 6:37pm by Noah of Arkadia

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1
by Bobman :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 1:18pm

Amid much rejoicing in Colts land. Young, pro-bowl caliber, and IIRC the only one who played just about every snap in the D backfield last year... the whole D solidified when he came aboard as a rookie.

2
by Dean :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 1:22pm

But is he better than Tom Brady?

3
by tuluse :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 1:57pm

Seems like a lot of money.

4
by wr (not verified) :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 3:35pm

Maybe, but it's cap friendly to the Colts. Heavily front loaded so the
big money is in an uncapped year (this year), and a year when who knows how much he
will see (2011). It'll be interesting to see how unhappy he is in 2012...

5
by Lola was a dude (not verified) :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 3:52pm

"It'll be interesting to see how unhappy he is in 2012..."

Yeah, that's the real question. Players have an uncanny ability to develop amnesia when these front-loaded deals drop off, especially if they live at the big-money lifestyle of the front-end years and don't plan ahead. Hopefully Bethea will be smart.

6
by Theo :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 7:43pm

$18M in the first 2 years.
I couldn't spend 3 if I wanted to.

7
by tuluse :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 9:26pm

$3 million?

That barely gets you a house in Southern California.

9
by Lola was a dude (not verified) :: Tue, 06/15/2010 - 10:03am

Spending 3 million in a year would be a breeze. I know of a baseball player who blew $30 million in a month.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_Millions_(1985_film)

10
by Noah of Arkadia :: Tue, 06/15/2010 - 6:34pm

You'd find ways to spend it. Human ingenuity.

8
by BigWoody (not verified) :: Mon, 06/14/2010 - 10:45pm

How did they get around the 30% "rule"? And how does this affect the thinking of other RFAs?

captcha: platoon Insurance

11
by Noah of Arkadia :: Tue, 06/15/2010 - 6:37pm

The usual: signing bonus, roster bonus, easily achieved incentives

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