BREAKING NEWS---Bush & Saints agree to a 6 year deal

[Bull Butter]

He'll sign tomorrow. Details not disclosed

[kaorder1999]

i dont like reggie bush

[Bull Butter]

From ESPN.com......................

The New Orleans Saints and first-round draft choice Reggie Bush agreed to terms late Saturday night on a six-year contract, ESPN.com has learned.

Financial terms of the contract, which will be signed on Sunday, were not yet available. But based on discussions with NFL sources throughout Saturday, as the two sides moved closer to the accord, it appears that Bush's contract will easily exceed the one signed earlier this week by Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young, and will come very close to the deal for top overall pick Mario Williams.

Agent Joel Segal, who hammered out the accord over the last few days, would only confirm late Saturday that he will travel to Jackson, Miss., site of the Saints' training camp at Millsaps College, to meet with New Orleans officials there. He will be joined by Bush, who is flying in from Los Angeles.

It is doubtful that, given the travel involved and the time that it will take for all the parties to review what is expected to be a very lengthy contract document, Bush will practice on Sunday.

For a while on Saturday night, it appeared that an agreement would not come until Sunday, as the two sides approached a deal, but still had to pore over a substantial amount of complicated data. But Segal and Saints negotiator Russ Ball forged ahead and came to an agreement at about 10:30 p.m. ET.

It is not known how much impetus was provided by the contract to which Young, the third overall selection in the draft, agreed this week. Young received $25.74 million in guarantees from the Titans, slightly less than the $26.5 million in bonuses that the Houston Texans awarded Williams.

Bush was the second player chosen and had missed the first two days of training camp practices.

Before the discussions heated up on Thursday, the two sides had discussed framework and concepts, and perhaps even floated some dollar figures.

Compounding the negotiations for the Saints was the fact that Bush, who has embraced the hurricane-ravaged city of New Orleans and already made several sizeable donations to charities there, has banked $5 million-$7 million in various endorsement contracts negotiated by Mike Ornstein, his marketing agent.

That certainly alleviated the urgency for Bush to sign a contract quickly, since he already has considerable cash flow.

Bush said during the team's rookie minicamp in May that he wanted to be in camp on time and that he had instructed Segal to attempt to accomplish that goal. But only a few days later, Bush clarified his remarks, telling ESPN.com that any contract had to be a sound business decision.

[Bull Butter]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
i dont like reggie bush

Now you can not like him in a Saints uniform:)

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by Bull Butter
Now you can not like him in a Saints uniform:)

i would have not liked him in any uniform...i wish failure upon him

[sinton66]

Reggie may have a rude awakening waiting for him in the NFL. His forte is speed to get to the outside. Today's NFL corners can match his speed. It ain't gonna be as easy as it was in college.

[Old Tiger]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
i would have not liked him in any uniform...i wish failure upon him lol

[Crimestick]

Congrats to the Saints on signing a player who will soon be among the NFL's elite kick/punt returners. :D

[Old Tiger]

Maybe kick returner...

[Fal44]

Originally posted by Crimestick
Congrats to the Saints on signing a player who will soon be among the NFL's elite kick/punt returners. :D

I have never heard of this so called "Elite" status of kick returns..

[District303aPastPlayer]

Originally posted by Fal44
I have never heard of this so called "Elite" status of kick returns..

EXACTLY!!!

[maestro]

glad to see that he and his advisors wised up.

he'll be the most exciting thing in nfl this year.....

did not make sense holding out....

[bobcat1]

Reggie may have a rude awakening waiting for him in the NFL. His forte is speed to get to the outside. Today's NFL corners can match his speed. It ain't gonna be as easy as it was in college.
Same should be said for Vince Young and for that matter all the draftees. Not too many rookies go into the NFL and be dominate at any position like they were in College. Some will fail miserably. :D

[Txbroadcaster]

Originally posted by bobcat1
Same should be said for Vince Young and for that matter all the draftees. Not too many rookies go into the NFL and be dominate at any position like they were in College. Some will fail miserably. :D

actually the easiest position for rookies to have quick success in the NFL is usually RB.

[Eagle 1]

Originally posted by Fal44
I have never heard of this so called "Elite" status of kick returns..

Have you guys been living under a rock?
Bush will have more of an impact in the NFL his rookie season then VY will. I just wished Dallas could have signed him.

Special team players/kickoff returners in the NFL

1. Eric Metcalf, college TEXAS...

2. Desmond Howard- 1991 Heisman Trophy winner, Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI while playing with Green Bay… Earned that honor by virtue of his 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown late in the third quarter (only special teams player ever to be named Super Bowl MVP )

3. Brian Mitchell

4. Mel Renfro had a spectacular rookie season in 1964. He led the Cowboys with seven interceptions, topped the NFL in both punt return and kickoff return yardage and culminated his great campaign with an invitation to the Pro Bowl.

5. Eddie Drummond has established himself as one of the NFL's premier return specialists, developing into a scoring threat each time he touches the ball. In four November games, he scored three return touchdowns, finding the end zone twice on punt returns and once on a kickoff return, averaging 15.5 yards per punt return and 27.3 per kickoff return in November. On Nov. 14 against Jacksonville, he became the first player in NFL history with two fourth-quarter punt return touchdowns (55, 83) in a single game, helping force overtime in a game the Lions would eventually lose 22-19. The next week against Minnesota, he returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a score, joining Dante Hall (2003) as the only players in NFL history with two punt and two kickoff return touchdowns in the same season.

6. Dante Hall

the list goes on.....

[Cameron Crazy]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
i dont like reggie bush I second that.

[Crimestick]

My post was meant as an insult. I don't think he'll be a successful RB. I think that within a few years, he'll be relegated to return duties. Get it?

[Fal44]

Originally posted by Eagle 1
Have you guys been living under a rock?
Bush will have more of an impact in the NFL his rookie season then VY will. I just wished Dallas could have signed him.

Special team players/kickoff returners in the NFL

1. Eric Metcalf, college TEXAS...

2. Desmond Howard- 1991 Heisman Trophy winner, Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXI while playing with Green Bay… Earned that honor by virtue of his 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown late in the third quarter (only special teams player ever to be named Super Bowl MVP )

3. Brian Mitchell

4. Mel Renfro had a spectacular rookie season in 1964. He led the Cowboys with seven interceptions, topped the NFL in both punt return and kickoff return yardage and culminated his great campaign with an invitation to the Pro Bowl.

5. Eddie Drummond has established himself as one of the NFL's premier return specialists, developing into a scoring threat each time he touches the ball. In four November games, he scored three return touchdowns, finding the end zone twice on punt returns and once on a kickoff return, averaging 15.5 yards per punt return and 27.3 per kickoff return in November. On Nov. 14 against Jacksonville, he became the first player in NFL history with two fourth-quarter punt return touchdowns (55, 83) in a single game, helping force overtime in a game the Lions would eventually lose 22-19. The next week against Minnesota, he returned the opening kickoff 92 yards for a score, joining Dante Hall (2003) as the only players in NFL history with two punt and two kickoff return touchdowns in the same season.

6. Dante Hall

the list goes on.....

All of them Never elevated them selves past A Kick returner never elite status as anything... My post was ment to say Reggie Bush will not find elite status in the NFL as a Kick Returner..

[Eagle 1]

Originally posted by Fal44
All of them Never elevated them selves past A Kick returner never elite status as anything... My post was ment to say Reggie Bush will not find elite status in the NFL as a Kick Returner..

So let me get this straight. Being pro bowl players and in the NFL Hall of Fame is NOT an elite status? Yea right..:clap:
Incidently, Mel Renfro played cornerback/safety for the Dallas Cowboys.

I would be willing to bet Reggie Bush will be an elite kickoff return player. The fact that he beat VY out in the Heisman shouldnt affect what you think of him as a player.

[Fal44]

Ok you got me about Mel Renfro...But out of that list all of them but him are NOT ELITE players my example of ELITE players are such as: Peyton Manning, LT, Ray Lewis.... and the fact that he won the heisman over VY does not affect the way I think of Reggie Bush I happen to like Reggie Bush but I dont think he will become an Elite Player..

[Macarthur]

Originally posted by Crimestick
My post was meant as an insult. I don't think he'll be a successful RB. I think that within a few years, he'll be relegated to return duties. Get it?

Why do you think he will not be a good RB?

You do realize that most scouts said he has the highest draft grade of a collegiate player ever coming into the NFL. Ever!

[STANG RED]

Originally posted by Fal44
Ok you got me about Mel Renfro...But out of that list all of them but him are NOT ELITE players my example of ELITE players are such as: Peyton Manning, LT, Ray Lewis.... and the fact that he won the heisman over VY does not affect the way I think of Reggie Bush I happen to like Reggie Bush but I dont think he will become an Elite Player..

Maybe so, maybe no. Way too early to tell!!!!
I dont think alot of people thought Emmit Smith was going to be an ELITE player, when he came out of college. And, alot of them, they thought would, ended up a bust.
I know one thing. He wont get to that level in New Orleans, unless there are drastic changes soon.