August 7, 200718 yr The Brady Quinn saga is now officially over. The rookie quarterback has agreed to terms on a five-year deal with the Cleveland Browns, FOXSports.com has learned. The deal is worth $20.2 million, and could reach a total value of $30 million with escalators. The contract contains $7.75 million in guaranteed money. The deal, which was agreed to Tuesday morning, has not yet been signed, but Quinn was en route to Cleveland to join his teammates on Tuesday. The No. 22 pick in this year's draft out of Notre Dame, Quinn had been working out in Tempe, Ariz. at Athletes Performance Institute, and last week said he was hoping his holdout would end soon. His hopes have now been answered. Quinn's absence, however, has all but ensured he will not win the Browns' starting job, which has become a two-man contest between Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson. A four-year starter at Notre Dame, Quinn was projected as a top 10 pick in April's draft. When he slipped deeper into the first round, the Browns traded a 2008 first-round pick to Dallas and selected the Ohio native who grew up a Browns fan at No. 22. The major sticking point in negotiations between the Browns and agent Tom Condon were escalator clauses based on playing time for Quinn, who worked out in Arizona during the holdout. Condon and the Browns were also hung up over increases in the fourth and fifth years of a potential deal. Coach Romeo Crennel has coldly referred to Quinn as "the quarterback" and not by name during the holdout. "He's pretty far behind," Crennel said last week. "We have a lot of offense, and we're putting it in every day. It takes a while to get this down and get caught up on it." Quinn also missed the team's four-day rookie orientation before camp. The Browns have only two practices before their first preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday in Cleveland. Condon proposed to allow Quinn to get a $5 million increase in the final two years of a potential five-year deal if he takes 55 percent of the snaps in any two of the first three years or 70 percent in any one of the first three. The Browns wanted to make the triggers tougher to reach. advertisement STORY TOOLS: print send blog RSS LIKE THIS STORY? Quinn was seeking $8 million in guaranteed money, roughly the same amount that the No. 20 pick, cornerback Aaron Ross, got from the New York Giants. Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell (No. 1 overall) and New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis (No. 14) are the only first-round picks without contracts.
August 10, 200718 yr I still wish he was a dolphin. Hell no.... This guy has bust label all over him...
August 11, 200718 yr quinn will be a bust , i know notre dame did not have elite level talent to surround him at all positions but i would be troubled by how he performed against top teams .
August 12, 200718 yr I don't understand. This guy sucks. Anybody who watched his games last year could plainly see that. He did poorly against the top teams and did well against, but didn't even dominate the bad teams. For all the incredible learning that went on under Charlie Weiss, he isn't a polished player, and he doesn't have a very strong or accurate arm. He was garbage in the Sugar Bowl, will be worse in the NFL, and needs a haircut desperately. JOHN BECK & THE GINN FAMILY 4 LIFE
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