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Fantasy Football Articles - April 2004
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in April 2004 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.
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his contract re-structured to pay him commensurate with an NFL starter.
"Im sure he was disappointed when he saw that," head coach Bill Cowher said. "But, at the same time, it was something we had to look at as an organization. You have to make sure youre taking a good football player.
"Tommy, being the professional he is, will come in and compete and continue to handle himself with the same class. Hopefully, he will continue to do that. He knows that the nature of his profession."
As Dulac noted, Maddox and McElroy have contended the Steelers promised following the 2002 season to re-do his contract. The Steelers unofficial stance is they have promised only to discuss the situation.
Maddox has three more years left on a contract he signed before the 2002 season, when he was the backup to Kordell Stewart. In addition to the above-mentioned $750,000 in base salary, the contract stipulates various incentives based on the number of games he plays, yards passing and completion percentage. He earned about $400,000 in extra pay in each of the past two seasons by reaching those bonuses after he became the starter.
Charlie Batch, Maddoxs backup, said it will be difficult for the Steelers to make any kind of financial commitment to Maddox now that Roethlisberger was taken with the 11th overall pick.
Batch becomes an unrestricted free agent after the 2004 season. Either he or Maddox will not be with the team in 2005.
"You look at the overall position, with the addition of Ben and with Brian St. Pierre, someones not going to be here," Batch said. "Obviously, Ben is the future. The question is whether the organization will want to take care of Tommy from a financial standpoint."
This situation seems fairly easy to read -- especially given the "red-headed stepchild" approach the team has taken in the recent past by failing to come through when given an opportunity to up the ante for Maddox. ...
In Tampa Bay. ... According to Associated Press writer Mel Reisner, -- a judge took family
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