claptonrocks Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Actually its 13mil with escalators that could push it to allmost 30 and its over 7 years ( 08 to 14 )...... Good bargaining by both sides.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BengalBacker Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Mattyc' post='672520' date='Jun 12 2008, 04:13 PM']I like how they announce it the day Chad arrives in town. Paying a team player.[/quote] I think, or at least hope that was intentional and I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='KangarWhoDey' post='672565' date='Jun 12 2008, 05:44 PM']x2. Now just get TJ done, dammit [/quote] Don't hold your breath on that one. Or Stacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turningpoint Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 this reminds me of the geathers signing, get em while they're cheap. Shit in 2014 paying peko $5million a year will be pocket change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|Bengal Migration| Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 I was excited till I read this comment from his agent [quote]"As long as I've been doing this, I've never been able to get an extension like this, basically because of the time remaining on the contract. It's historical. And it's a testament to [s]Chad[/s] Domata, and how well he's performed, and to Bengals management for the way they have handled this and the commitment they've made to him."[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Bengals1181' post='672531' date='Jun 12 2008, 04:35 PM']agree with Go, $5millions about the going rate for a starting DT. That's the way were headed with the cap constantly going up and maybe even disappearing. Better to sign him now than later at this rate.[/quote] Perhaps, but according to the article, his agent says it puts him among the Top 10 in D-linemen. He's a great guy, and a good player, but I'm not sure he's THAT good just yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Jason' post='672708' date='Jun 13 2008, 09:55 AM']Perhaps, but according to the article, his agent says it puts him among the Top 10 in D-linemen. He's a great guy, and a good player, but I'm not sure he's THAT good just yet.[/quote] I don't think he's top 10, but like I said that the way things are going. Look at the Matt Ryan deal, look at the deal the Bears gave Bernard Berrian a few years ago. Prices are going up, it's that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Bengals1181' post='672710' date='Jun 13 2008, 10:59 AM']I don't think he's top 10, but like I said that the way things are going. Look at the Matt Ryan deal, look at the deal the Bears gave Bernard Berrian a few years ago. Prices are going up, it's that simple.[/quote] True. Too bad Mike Brown is so cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-GoBengals- Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Jason' post='672708' date='Jun 13 2008, 10:55 AM']Perhaps, but according to the article, his agent says it puts him among the Top 10 in D-linemen. He's a great guy, and a good player, but I'm not sure he's THAT good just yet.[/quote] his pay per the rest of the league is a non factor. not every DT has received a new contract since the salary cap jumper 20MIL pay went up 20%+ for all starter+ quality players the last 3 years.. if you subtract the cap increase inflation from the deal, he is middle of the pack in pay. how many DT's got a new contract in the last 2-3 years? i would venture to guess he has the, if not one of the smallest starting DT contracts since the cap increase... everyone was calling the peyton manning and mike vick contracts ridiculous ... no way anyone is gonna pay a 12 mil for a single year salary for one guy... now guys are getting 3 year 27 mil deals, the cap went up so much it makes 10 mil a year affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo Montoya Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Bengals1181' post='672710' date='Jun 13 2008, 09:59 AM']look at the deal the Bears gave Bernard Berrian a few years ago.[/quote] More like a few months. Berrian signed his 6 year, $43.4 million deal on March 1, 2008. No doubt prices are going up. I think the factor that isn't being considered fully is that Thornton and Myers are FA after 2008 and Peko would have been a FA after 2009. The Bengals couldn't let Peko get to the point where he could either hit free agency or have to be franchised without having a replacement in place. Doing it now may actually have saved money in the long run, even though he hasn't proven all that much yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='Inigo Montoya' post='672720' date='Jun 13 2008, 10:29 AM']More like a few months. Berrian signed his 6 year, $43.4 million deal on March 1, 2008. No doubt prices are going up. I think the factor that isn't being considered fully is that Thornton and Myers are FA after 2008 and Peko would have been a FA after 2009. The Bengals couldn't let Peko get to the point where he could either hit free agency or have to be franchised without having a replacement in place. Doing it now may actually have saved money in the long run, even though he hasn't proven all that much yet.[/quote] man was that just this year? but yea, I like that we are doing it now. Where's whodey1971? He'd like this deal. Creating your own price now before the league dictates a higher price for a free agent DT 2 years from now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scales Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 Approved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoDeyThink Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [i][b]The Bengals announced today that they have signed defensive tackle Domata Peko to a five-year contract extension through the 2104 season[/b][/i]. Now thats a good contract .....96 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie_B Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 [quote name='WhoDeyThink' post='672801' date='Jun 13 2008, 12:56 PM'][i][b]The Bengals announced today that they have signed defensive tackle Domata Peko to a five-year contract extension through the 2104 season[/b][/i]. Now thats a good contract .....96 years.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dub Posted June 13, 2008 Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 You guys complaining about the "Top-10" pay scale either missed the "incentive-laden" part, or don't know what that means. He only gets paid like a top-10 DT if he performs like one. Plus, like Go pointed out, if he does hit all his incentives, in 2-3 years his contract probably will be not much higher than average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengals1181 Posted June 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2008 updated article [quote]Bengals put one in bank By GEOFF HOBSON June 12, 2008 Updated: 6-13-08, 5:45 a.m. The Pekos were going to do what they always do when they get together. After eating, they would pray. Then the father, Rev. Tupe Peko, would read some scripture. Then the youngest child, Domata Peko Sr., would play his guitar and sing. "Tonight it's going to be 'Bless My Lord,' " said Domata Peko. "It's my mom's favorite and we really have been blessed." It just so happens that Peko's parents made one of their two or three annual trips from American Samoa this week, the week their 320-pound baby became the richest Bengals defensive tackle in club history. "He's our youngest, so ever since he began his football career we've lifted him up in our prayers every night," said Sua, his mother. "He has kept the faith and he's never forsaken it. Growing up in he church I think is 100 percent why things have happened for him the way they have. He always has to keep this in mind." It sounds like he will. Before Thursday's afternoon practice he signed a five-year extension that can give him as much as $30 million with incentives that agent Leo Goeas says puts him in the top 10 of NFL defensive linemen. But after practice Peko spoke about what it meant to his team and not to his bank account. He talked about how young and different the defense is. The highest paid defensive players are linemen all under the age of 27 in Peko, Robert Geathers and Antwan Odom. Linebacker Keith Rivers, the No. 1 pick who is 22, soon joins the list. The George Orwell secondary may end up starting guys born in 1984 and 1985. Peko doesn't turn 24 until November. "To have a voice and be a leader for this team," said Peko of his goal. "We've got a lot of young guys on our defense. That's what you want to do: Start to develop some young stars. By the time we're 27, we're going to have a solid defense. I'm ready to be a premier defensive tackle in this league." He says the leadership already started long before the deal. "A lot of young guys come up to me and tell me, 'Man, what year is this for you? Is this like Year Six? Year Five?' And I say, 'No, it's my third year,' '' he said. "They're just looking up to me now. It's time to step up as a leader on this defense. To have my voice out there and to play hard and step up as a leader for this team. "I'm ready to play for our fans. I want to get a ring." He's also ready to play for the new defensive coordinator, testy Mike Zimmer. "You can see the tempo is a lot faster. There's not as much mistakes," Peko said. "He's got people really on their horses. ... It's all about technique, doing the little things. Footwork. Little by the inch steps. It adds up to big things." At $5.8 million per year and $13 million basically guaranteed in the next three, his contract is quite a big thing and it's a lot of money for a third-year player. But since '06 Peko has become a regular who started 16 games last year at left defensive tackle and finished the season with 65 tackles and 1.5 sacks to go along with a pass defensed and a crucial midfield fumble recovery in the fourth quarter of a one-point game against the Jets. John Clayton, "The Professor" of ESPN fame, pronounced the deal "a good one for both sides. The going rate for a D-tackle is $5 million. Let's face it. There are none out there and they've got him for his whole career." Goeas, from the agent firm of Domann & Pittman, said the attraction is the timing. "The special thing about this is that it's two years early," Goeas said. "A lot of times teams figure they can get a huge discount that way, but this was a top-tier deal for him and it gives them a good young player trying to get to Pro Bowls for a long time." Peko is also trying to do more than that and become a staple in the community. As chance would have it that all starts this weekend. He's the poster player for Friday night's Taste of the NFL at Paul Brown Stadium, a fundraiser for Cincinnati's FreeStoreFoodBank at 6:30 p.m. in the East Club Lounge. Peko, along with Michelle Brown, chef at Jag's Steak and Seafood in West Chester Township are the hosts for an event attended by more than 30 restaurants. Peko, who pulled an elderly man out of a car wreck in Northern Kentucky last year, thinks his profile in the community helped sell the Bengals on him long-term. "They're looking for players that are good on and off the field," Peko said. "They started with Robert Geathers and they got Odom, really good guys. You never hear their names in the newspaper. Myself. It's real big for this organization." It all goes back to the church, he says. The Temple of Faith. "My dad is the pastor, so that's how I was brought up," Peko said. "I have to be thankful to God because that's how I got everything." There would be a celebration dinner Thursday night at Benihana and then there would be the nightly informal service. His wife Anna, and two little boys two years and younger, Domata Jr., and Joseph Domata, would also be there. And maybe his brother Milton, an older one who just happened to be transferred to Cincinnati from California about the time his brother got drafted out of Michigan State in the fourth round. It has been a huge week for the Pekos. Milton's son, Milton Jr., just graduated from Highland High School in Fort Thomas, Ky., where he played defensive end for the perennial state champions. "Family is a huge blessing," Peko said. He had to laugh. Tupe, his father's name, means "money" in English. But somehow on Thursday, it seemed the Rev., his son, and the Bengals got a little bit more out of it than that.[/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bengaled Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 [quote name='T-Dub' post='672850' date='Jun 13 2008, 02:47 PM']You guys complaining about the "Top-10" pay scale either missed the "incentive-laden" part, or don't know what that means. He only gets paid like a top-10 DT if he performs like one. Plus, like Go pointed out, if he does hit all his incentives, in 2-3 years his contract probably will be not much higher than average.[/quote] exactly, and that's the key. clearly, peko hasn't reached that top 10 status yet. but he's a young stud with a lot of upside and potential to elevate into that tier. when you factor in the troubles we always have acquiring top level free agent talent, you almost have to look at this as a good signing... a positive and aggressive move. this is a very affordable deal that will look like a steal 2-3 years down the road and you have to have that vision to view these deals in the proper perspective. they always look huge from the outset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claptonrocks Posted June 17, 2008 Report Share Posted June 17, 2008 Id like to see Fanene stay healthy and see if he can match Peko production wise.. He's bigger now at over 300 and very strong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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