Standoff over 11 days star rookie quinn and brown signed

 (Aug. 7, 2007)  Brady Quinn has some catching up to do. The quarterback agreed to a five-year contract with the Cleveland Browns, ending an 11-day holdout that essentially eliminated his chances to begin the season as the teams starter. Quinn was to fly to Browns headquarters to sign nfl jerseys shop  the deal, Browns general manager Phil Savage said. The contracts language was still being finalized. Browns coach Romeo Crennel noted that Quinn looked lost when he practiced with the team in May and has a long way to go. Hell get here early and hell stay late. I know if you put those kind of hours in and study, youll have a chance. Plus, I believe hes a smart kid also  on reports by some people I know, a grinning Crennel said, referring to Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis. The two worked together as assistants with the New England Patriots. The deal, worth $20.2 million, with $7.75 million guaranteed, could reach $30 million over five years with incentives. Quinns absence has all but ensured he will not win the Browns starting job, which has become a two-man contest between Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson. Quinn has missed 16 practices. Its unfortunate that it NFL hats  took this long to get done, Savage said. I feel like its a deal that we potentially could have done at the start of camp. Quinn, a four-year starter at Notre Dame, was projected as a top 10 pick in Aprils draft. When he slipped deeper into the first round, the Browns traded a 2008 first-round pick to Dallas and selected the Ohio native and childhood Browns fan at No. 22. During Quinns holdout, Crennel coldly referred to him as the quarterback and not by name. He continued to refer to him that way Tuesday. Were going to put him at the bottom of the chart and see where he is, Crennel said. Well let him compete,best wholesale jerseys  but Im not putting him on the first team tomorrow. The Browns have only two practices before their first preseason game Aug. 11 at home against the Kansas City Chiefs. Maybe in the fourth quarter we might want to give him a snap, Crennel said. Rookie offensive tackle Joe Thomas said hes looking forward to Quinn competing and pushing the other quarterbacks. He doubted Quinns holdout would be an issue with his teammates. I dont think its something that guys will hold against him as long as he comes in here and works hard, Thomas said. The major sticking points in negotiations between the Browns and agent Tom Condon were escalator clauses based on playing time for Quinn, who has been working out in Arizona. Condon proposed allowing Quinn to get a $5 million increase in the final two years of a potential five-year deal if he takes 55 percent of the snaps in any two of the first three years or 70 percent in any one of the first three. The Browns wanted to make the triggers tougher to reach. Quinn was seeking $8 million in guaranteed money, roughly the same amount that the No. 20 pick, cornerback Aaron Ross, got from the New York Giants. Savage expressed frustration with negotiations and talks intensified over the weekend. The two sides were only $500,000 apart in guaranteed money as of Aug. 6. They basically split the difference in arriving at $7.75 million guaranteed. Savage said Quinns intelligence and work ethic are two traits that the Browns liked about the quarterback. He said those traits will serve him well over the coming days. I dont think women wholesale jerseys hell be getting a lot of sleep over the next few weeks trying to catch up, Savage said. Oakland quarterback JaMarcus Russell (No. 1 overall) and New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis (No. 14) are the only first-round picks without contracts.