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CONTRACTS







             DESTROYING THE                                   





                         MARKET






                   Albert’s contract defied

                  history as to the market

                  value for a defensive player,
                  especially a defensive tackle.



                                          NFL CONTRACT COMPARISONS*


                           All Positions 
                                    Defensive Tackles


              Guaranteed Money               Amount                 Guaranteed Money                Amount

         Albert Haynesworth - DT          $41,000,000           Albert Haynesworth - DT          $41,000,000
         Michael Vick - QB                $37,000,000           Shaun Rogers - DT                $19,500,000

         Peyton Manning, QB               $34,500,000           Tommy Kelly - DT                 $17,500,000
         Ben Roethlisberger, QB           $33,200,000           Cory Redding - DT                $16,625,000

                 Total Value                 Amount                     Total Value                 Amount

         Michael Vick - QB               $138,000,000           Albert Haynesworth - DT         $115,000,000

         Peyton Manning - QB             $126,000,000           Tommy Kellly - DT                $52,575,000

         Carson Palmer - QB              $119,750,000           Shaun Rogers - DT                $49,000,000
         Albert Haynesworth - DT         $115,000,000           Cory Redding - DT                $47,500,000

             Average Per Year**              Amount                  Average Per Year               Amount

         Albert Haynesworth, DT           $14,285,714           Albert Haynesworth - DT          $14,285,714

         Peyton Manning, QB               $14,000,000           Tommie Harris - DT                $7,900,000
         Ben Roethlisberger, QB           $12,750,000           Tommy Kelly - DT                  $7,160,714

         Michael Vick, QB                 $12,270,000           Kris Jenkins - DT                 $7,011,667

         *At time of Haynesworth signing
         **Minimum 3 year contract
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