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Fantasy Football Articles - February 2004
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in February 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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and cap charges are not exorbitant, meaning Washington could retain him and allow Brunell, in part, to serve as his mentor.
Which might be a sticking point.
As Pasquarelli put it: "It is difficult to imagine Brunell agreeing to any deal to a team where he did not have assurances of at least competing for the starting job. Steinberg reiterated last week at the Super Bowl that Brunell still believes he can be a starter for several more seasons."
According to Steinberg, Brunell wants to avoid any team that invests a first-round pick in a quarterback this year. "I dont think Mark would want to step into a quarterback controversy," the agent explained. "The last thing a quarterback wants to do is step into a lame-duck situation."
Several other teams have been mentioned in connection with Brunell, including Dallas, San Diego and Tampa Bay.
Bottom line?
At this point, the only certainty surrounding Brunell seems to be his days as a Jaguar are over. The 11-year veteran, who led Jacksonville to a pair of AFC championship game appearances, sports a salary cap charge of $10.5 million for 2004. That includes a base salary of $6.5 million but, more important, a $2 million roster bonus due March 1.
According to Pasquarelli, Brunell probably would have to delay or forfeit the roster bonus because the moratorium on trades is not lifted until March 4.
By dealing Brunell, the team will absorb just a $2 million salary cap charge, for a prorated signing bonus share, and will recoup $8.5 million of cap room.
Brunell originally entered the NFL as a fifth-round choice of the Packers in the 1993 draft. After two seasons in Green Bay, where he appeared in just two games and logged only 27 pass attempts, Brunell was traded to Jacksonville in 1995 for third- and fifth-round draft choices. He assumed the Jaguars starting job shortly into his tenure in Jacksonville and held that spot for eight seasons.
In the third game of the 2003 campaign, Brunell suffered an elbow injury, opening the door for Leftwich to supplant him. Brunell spent the rest of the season watching from the
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