Jim Steiner
Jim Steiner
ability agreed baltimore cap certainly covered deal elvis happen needed number order playing relative risk totally unless worried
Elvis had to take some risk in order to become a Raven. They needed his first-year cap number to be low, and the deal wasn't going to happen unless we agreed to that structure. That was not negotiable. He's certainly not worried about his playing ability and he's totally covered relative to injury. Baltimore is where he wanted to play.
happen talked
I think it will happen at some point. We just don't know when. We haven't talked to the 49ers yet.
happen talked
I think it will happen at some point, ... We just don't know when. We haven't talked to the 49ers yet.
deal depends ongoing trying work
We don't know yet. It depends on what the deal is. There are ongoing discussions. They are trying to work it out.
march serious
We still have some very serious negotiating to do between now and March 3.
business contract possibly
We still have a lot of negotiating to do with the club. He has done everything he can possibly do to warrant a new contract with Seattle. But that's the business of the NFL.
appears attempt difficult frame guarantee might million pick relates time whether
Whether they would even attempt to keep him and what the other opportunities might be is difficult to say at this point, ... I'd never say never as it relates to 49ers, but it appears if you have a No.1 pick and $24 million guarantee going to a player, there would be an accelerated time frame to get him on the field.
affecting basic rules
What is affecting them are the basic rules (currently in place).
bring case decision million money pay personnel prepared
If they were prepared to pay him $1 million to retire, you can't say it was a money thing, ... It was just a personnel decision to not bring him back. Case closed.
business contract possibly
He has done everything he can possibly do to warrant a new contract with Seattle. But that's the business of the NFL.
calling cap cloak decision hook letting personnel players versus younger
This was a personnel decision on the part of the 49ers. It was a decision to go with younger players versus the veteran. It's a philosophy. They have the right to have that philosophy, but I'm not going to let them off the hook by calling it a cap decision and letting them cloak it in that language. They have younger receivers that they want to play.
calling cap cloak decision hook letting personnel players versus younger
This was a personnel decision on the part of the 49ers, ... It was a decision to go with younger players versus the veteran. It's a philosophy. They have the right to have that philosophy, but I'm not going to let them off the hook by calling it a cap decision and letting them cloak it in that language. They have younger receivers that they want to play.
anybody career stake starter whether
What's at stake is his career as a starter in the NFL, ... whether it's with 49ers or anybody else.
deal prepared talk
We're going to be prepared to make a deal. We're going to talk numbers. We're going to be prepared to make a deal if they are.