In Contract Negotiations, It’s Sanchez 1, Quinn 0

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Published: June 12, 2009

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... at No. 5 in the 2009 NFL Draft. Sanchez and his agent could have easily said, "You must really want me if you traded your first round pick, your second round pick, and three good players to move up to get me. Now pay up."

Sanchez could have made it nasty by holding out for his ransom. Instead, Sanchez signed quickly, and apparently easily, to a win-win four-year deal.

By signing early, Sanchez can remain in camp, learning, developing, and competing for the starting QB job with Kellen Clemons without the distraction of contract negotiations. 

Rookie QBs, especially those that come out a year early, need every minute and every snap of their first offseason to even have a chance to start. Sanchez recognized the opportunity he had been given and acted accordingly. It was a smart move by a young QB who is getting good advice.

Now, rewind to the summer of 2007. Brady Quinn was a rookie QB for the Browns then, who had also seen his team jump ...

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