25 Quotes by Tom Condon

Last year we had (University of Utah quarterback) Alex Smith at the first pick (by San Francisco). It was a $24 million guarantee and he was averaging $8.5 million a year.

Only about one-third of the clubs could have participated in a meaningful way in free agency but now you now have a cap of around $102 million that lets about three-quarters of the teams be part of the process.

New Orleans was very comfortable with the risk-reward, based on his rehabilitation from the injury. Miami didn't have that same level of comfort, so New Orleans made a lot of sense for us.

I don't know that this sets a precedent. Sometimes, a player transcends the position of a transition tag by being an exceptional player.

Based on what he's accomplished and on his statistics, if you compare what he's done to what some of the other top quarterbacks have done, he certainly doesn't come anywhere near them in terms of compensation.

I expect to continue with a couple more teams after that.

I don't think it's a loophole as much as a utilization of the rules. The rule is that anything not prohibited is allowed.

He's going to dinner with club officials tonight and I'm sure I'll talk to Randy (Mueller) tomorrow.

He wasn't going to be satisfied being on a one-year transition tender. Obviously, Minnesota made a very strong offer for him.