John Clayton reports the Washington Redskins are expected to reach a contract agreeme

in other news cooley is signed i heard... little more than 2mill over 4 years, with an escalator the 4th year... 655,000$ signing bonus, which means near league minimum base yearly salary...

This is exactly why buiding through the draft is the way to go. We get to have cooley on our team for four years basically playing for free, in terms of the salary cap. The trick is to have a good G.M. and personal department we can find quality players in the third and fourth rounds.

Signing a player is not proof of anything. We still have to find out if we have a player. It's his performance over the next couple years that will matter. I sure hope that Cooley makes it, but like all rookies, that remains to be seen.

its awesome that he didnt have an agent this whoel time and might be the first top five player to sign still.

GREAT point, Canes.

There's been a LOT of worry about Taylor on this site. If this happens as projected, it will prove there was no reason for it. This whole thing has been a mystery, but just maybe there were good reasons for the mystery. We still don't know why he fired the first guy - but if he had good reason, it shows character that he didn't go public with his gripes like most do. I prefer to think on the positive side about him until I know some facts that prove otherwise.

Does anyone know Claytons backround in football? I have always wondered how he became an expert on the sport, he couldnt have been a player... I think

lol...john clayton...talk about a guy built for an IT department

Dude, he wouldn't last 2 seconds in my IT Dept.

I still think it's a stretch to see him in camp when practice starts on July 31st.

Aren't they expecting him in early this week for the passing camp as well?

Let's get it done and get to camp!

I think they shoudl get it done today. THey know what hes going ot get, they just have to wokr out a few extra clauses. Snyder wants him in camp and will get it done, ive got complete faith in that. Taylor signs by midnight tonight and is at practice tomrorow.