The St. Louis veteran safety O.J. Atogwe had been asking for a lucrative contract matching his performance or leading role in the team. He achieved his goal by threatening to skip workouts and games and received a $32.1 million, five-contract contract. However, some reports pointed out that Atogwe may not be going to receive that much before he leaves the Rams.
Atogwe is due a roster bonus of $8 million at the start of the league year next season. But Atogwe’s complaints may cause the team not to pay that roster bonus and even refuse to pay him $7 million base salary for this year. After all, it’s still two months away from the regular season and anything could happen to end Atogwe’s tenure with the team. The safety has to consider seriously what he had ruined by wearing Archie Manning jersey to appear for some of the offseason workouts.
We have to admit that the Rams are smart to get rid of Atogwe in this way. They successfully keep the safety before they find a qualified replacement. Ranking at the bottom following the 2009 season, the Rams seem determined to keep only the best and most cooperative players so that the team can be improved the most.
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