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Redskins' Arrington ends holdout
Deal allows him to become free agent if he makes 2 of 4 Pro Bowls
WASHINGTON - LaVar Arrington and the Washington Redskins reached a settlement Thursday, ending a contract dispute that stretched 17 months and strained relations between the team's front office and its star linebacker.
The resolution comes after several postponed arbitration hearings stemming from a grievance Arrington filed against the team in March 2004. Arrington said the Redskins cheated him out of a $6.5 million bonus as part of an eight-year, $68 million extension signed in December 2003.
The team contended it had not, and Arrington eventually dropped the arbitration case.
An amendment was added to Arrington's contract stating if he makes the Pro Bowl two of the next four seasons, he would be allowed to void his contract and become a free agent. The Redskins would then have the option of paying him $3.25 million to keep him -- a figure that would count against the salary cap.
Arrington could earn $1.6 million more if he participates in 98 percent of special-teams plays. He could become a free agent as soon as 2007.
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he was never holding out...
Deal allows him to become free agent if he makes 2 of 4 Pro Bowls
WASHINGTON - LaVar Arrington and the Washington Redskins reached a settlement Thursday, ending a contract dispute that stretched 17 months and strained relations between the team's front office and its star linebacker.
The resolution comes after several postponed arbitration hearings stemming from a grievance Arrington filed against the team in March 2004. Arrington said the Redskins cheated him out of a $6.5 million bonus as part of an eight-year, $68 million extension signed in December 2003.
The team contended it had not, and Arrington eventually dropped the arbitration case.
An amendment was added to Arrington's contract stating if he makes the Pro Bowl two of the next four seasons, he would be allowed to void his contract and become a free agent. The Redskins would then have the option of paying him $3.25 million to keep him -- a figure that would count against the salary cap.
Arrington could earn $1.6 million more if he participates in 98 percent of special-teams plays. He could become a free agent as soon as 2007.
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he was never holding out...
