Quote:Aren't poison pill clauses still valid in these contracts? Jaguars offer $22m, with a $50m bonus each year which kicks in on the third game played in Cleveland each year. Kind of tricky for the Browns to match that...

 

I kinda skimmed through this topic, so I might have missed it after your post, but I didn't see anyone answer your question. According to PFT (I know, I know. "PFT, more like pfffffffffttttttt") the "poison pill" was abolished under the new CBA.

 

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/201...-from-cba/

 

The only other thing I could find is this article, which conveniently talks about Mack's situation with the Browns towards the beginning of free agency, which echoed what PFT said.

 

Pertinent part of the article:

 

Quote:The NFL outlawed adding a “poison pill” to such contracts, but Demoff is a veteran agent who could get creative.

 

Full article: http://chronicle.northcoastnow.com/2014/...can-match/

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