BrownsBacker85 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Cleveland Browns' Josh Cribbs signs new three-year deal worth up to $20 million By Mary Kay Cabot March 05, 2010, 3:30PM Gus Chan, The Plain DealerBrowns wide receiver signed his new three-year at the Browns facility on Friday. CLEVELAND -- The Browns just Paid the Man. Receiver/returner Josh Cribbs signed his new three-year contract today, which replaces the exisiting three years he had on his previous deal through 2012, his agents said. It's worth up to $20 million, including about $7.5 million guaranteed -- meaning he'd be the highest-paid special-teamer in the game if he hits all of his incentives. The miminum of the value of the deal is guaranteed money. "It's a win-win for everyone involved,'' said agent Peter Schaffer. "It's a great statement by the new regime. It shows that the Browns are committed to winning -- and that they were willing to take care of their best player.'' Cribbs' new deal, which averages about $6.3 million if he earns the maximum value, exceeds Devin Hester's $5.4 million average. Hester, of the Bears, signed a four-year, $40 million deal in 2008, including $15 million guaranteed. Cribbs will hold a press conference at 5 p.m. at the 2010 Cleveland Auto Show at the I-X Center to discuss the new deal. He said he wanted to do it there in front of the fans who have supported him for the past five years here and throughout the contract ordeal. "You have to give the Browns a ton of credit for recognizing Josh's value to the team and making good on the promise they made him,'' said agent J.R. Rickert. "It's been a long road, but we couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.'' Rickert said the incentives and escalators in the deal are "really attainable numbers. If he performs at 2009 levels, he's likely to receive the maximum value of the contract.'' There are six levels that Cribbs can reach in the deal, and one of the escalators can be reached by making the Pro Bowl in each of the next three seasons. Cribbs earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl in 2009 with his blockbuster season. He returned three kickoffs for touchdowns to set the NFL record with eight and posted the fifth-highest all-purpose yardage total in NFL history with 2,510 yards. He also became the first player in NFL history to amass 1,000 kickoff return yards in each of his first five seasons. Used extensively in the WildDawg, Cribbs finished third on the team with 381 rushing yards (one TD)and caught 20 passes for 135 yards and a TD. "Josh is looking forward to doing even more great things for the Browns in the future,'' said Rickert. "He feels he has so much more to offer and he can't wait for the season to begin.'' Browns coach Eric Mangini plans to use Cribbs even more extensively on offense this season, and might even use him some as a defensive back. "Josh will do anything they ask of him and give it his all,'' said Rickert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClevelandSound Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 PAY DA MAN! Well....they did. http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/...cribbs_s_2.html CLEVELAND -- The Browns just Paid the Man. Receiver/returner Josh Cribbs signed his new three-year contract today, which replaces the exisiting three years he had on his previous deal through 2012, his agents said. It's worth up to $20 million, including about $7.5 million guaranteed -- meaning he'd be the highest-paid special-teamer in the game if he hits all of his incentives. The miminum of the value of the deal is guaranteed money. "It's a win-win for everyone involved,'' agent Peter Schaffer told The Plain Dealer. "It's a great statement by the new regime. It shows that the Browns are committed to winning -- and that they were willing to take care of their best player.'' Cribbs' new deal, which averages about $6.3 million if he earns the maximum value, exceeds Devin Hester's $5.4 million average. Hester, the Chicago Bears specialist, signed a four-year, $40 million deal in 2008, including $15 million guaranteed. Cribbs will hold a press conference today at 5 p.m. at the 2010 Cleveland Auto Show at the I-X Center to discuss the new deal. He said he wanted to do it there in front of the fans who have supported him for the past five years here and throughout the contract ordeal. "You have to give the Browns a ton of credit for recognizing Josh's value to the team and making good on the promise they made him,'' said agent J.R. Rickert. "It's been a long road, but we couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.'' Rickert said the incentives and escalators in the deal are "really attainable numbers. If he performs at 2009 levels, he's likely to receive the maximum value of the contract.'' There are six levels that Cribbs can reach in the deal, and one of the escalators can be reached by making the Pro Bowl in each of the next three seasons. Cribbs earned his second trip to the Pro Bowl in 2009 with his blockbuster season. He returned three kickoffs for touchdowns to set the NFL career record with eight, and he posted the fifth-highest all-purpose yardage total in NFL history with 2,510 yards. He also became the first player in NFL history to amass 1,000 kickoff return yards in each of his first five seasons. Used extensively in the WildDawg, Cribbs finished third on the team with 381 rushing yards (one TD)and caught 20 passes for 135 yards and a TD. "Josh is looking forward to doing even more great things for the Browns in the future,'' said Rickert. "He feels he has so much more to offer and he can't wait for the season to begin.'' Browns coach Eric Mangini plans to use Cribbs even more extensively on offense this season, and might even use him some as a defensive back. "Josh will do anything they ask of him and give it his all,'' said Rickert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAWGPOUND16 Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 HELL YEAH MOTHERxxxxER! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
playerjdd Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 As much as im glad we resigned him i feel we really overpaid for a guy we already had locked up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaBrownsFan Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 The Man has been PAYED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 So? You are saying that this is now signed, sealed and delivered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClevelandSound Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 So? You are saying that this is now signed, sealed and delivered? Im yours! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 ABOUT TIME!!!! CONGATS JOSH! top-notch guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosar_For_President Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Not only is he the heart of the team, he's a good guy. I've been saying pay the guy all along. 7.5 mil perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Couch Pulls Out Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 The Man has been PAYED Actually, he's been paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Actually, he's been paid. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pass80yds Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 how many games have the browns won with Cribbs? Overpaid! the browns are dumb and dumber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sisky fringo Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 it's a performance based contract at very acceptable levels. the guy threatens to end his career every play and deserves to be paid like it. this is unprecedented. they may not be champions but they always take care of people. not the best business practice perhaps, but this time maybe taking care of the foundation will help make them a champion. i love the decision by the Browns. no one else on the team will be crying because they all know he laid it on the line every play. and if someone else does that and the same thing happens, good for us and good for them. great precedent and a huge moral victory for the Browns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miktoxic Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 how many games have the browns won with Cribbs? Overpaid! the browns are dumb and dumber get lost, DICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furnier Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Yes! Finally! About time! DWJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erie Dawg Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Glad to hear it, we need'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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