Ike Taylor will rework deal with Steelers
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The Steelers got more salary cap relief when cornerback Ike Taylor agreed to restructure a contract he signed before the 2011 season.
Taylor becomes the third player, along with linebackers LaMarr Woodley and Lawrence Timmons, to rework his contract to help the Steelers shave approximately $25 million off their cap.
Taylor signed a four-year contract in July that kept him from becoming an unrestricted free agent. It was not known how Taylor's contract was restructured.
Woodley reduced his cap number from $11.5 million to $4.94 million, but it does not affect his take-home pay. He was due a $5.5 million roster bonus in March that was converted to a signing bonus along with $2.7 million of his $3.4 million salary in 2012.
Tight end Rob Gronkowski had arthroscopic surgery on the left ankle that hampered him in the Super Bowl, according to the Sports Business Journal. The Patriots declined comment. Gronkowski, who set an NFL single-season record for tight ends with 17 touchdown receptions, had just two catches for 26 yards in the 21-17 loss Sunday to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl in Indianapolis. His recovery is expected to last 10-12 weeks and end before the Patriots begin organized team activities in the spring.
Linebacker Erik Walden reached a deferred judgment agreement to resolve a disorderly conduct-domestic abuse charge without pleading guilty. Walden agreed to perform 50 hours of community service and continue counseling. He spent the weekend after Thanksgiving in jail after a Nov. 25 dispute with his girlfriend.
A Minnesota spokesperson said that team owners don't like a new proposal to fund a $1 billion stadium in the Twin Cities suburbs using ticket fees and other game-related charges. The latest proposal floated by several Ramsey County commissioners was meant to replace a previous stadium financing plan that relied on a county food and liquor sales tax. Instead, it would draw $20.6 million annually from stadium user fees, an admissions surcharge, a stadium sales tax and parking lot naming rights. The county board said the plan would generate $618 million over 30 years.
Linebacker Rey Maualuga was charged with assault stemming from an incident early Sunday at downtown Cincinnati bar. Police cited Maualuga, 25, with the misdemeanor count after investigating allegations by a bar employee that Maualuga punched him in the face.
Super Bowl champion New York said it is planning to return their training camp to Albany this summer. The Giants decided during labor lockout to hold the 2011 training camp at their headquarters in East Rutherford, N.J.
First Published February 11, 2012 12:00 am
