Harbaugh Does The Right Thing.

[KitsapGuy]

Tough spot to be in. But he did what needed to be done, IMO.

The bizarre manner in which San Francisco 49ers cornerback Tarell Brown forfeited $2 million has put coach Jim Harbaugh in a delicate situation.

Brown did not know til it was too late that the $2 million in 2013 salary would vanish if he failed to participate in the team's voluntary offseason conditioning program.

There's plenty of blame to go around, but as a head coach and former player, Harbaugh wants to have his players' backs. He also must serve the interests of management when it comes to the financial side. Coaches don't have blank checks from ownership.

Harbaugh stepped on the right side of that line Sunday when he suggested to reporters that he thought Brown deserves the lost money. He stopped short of saying for certain that no one in the organization knew Brown would lose the money. But he said he thought someone would have said something to Brown had the details come to mind.

Whether or not that is true, Harbaugh should score points in the locker room by expressing such a sentiment.

"I feel confident knowing that the people involved, had they known anything, then they would have brought that to attention," Harbaugh told reporters "Unfortunately, nobody caught it. That led to a real torpedo that nobody wanted to see happen."

These comments from Harbaugh indicate the 49ers will pay more than the $925,000 in base salary that is presently allotted for Brown. This situation appears headed toward a resolution.

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/ ... ayers-back

 

[RolandDeschain]

I'll wait to see what they actually give him. Nothing has actually been done yet.

 

[drdiags]

Tough spot to be in, since he cannot say anything that will obligate the organization to pay up but all things considered he did the right thing to let his players know how he felt about this. I don't think it was just lip service. Until Brown gets an agent there isn't any type of negotiations available and there is usually a 5 day period before you can hire a new agent after firing your old one. I bet something gets worked out.

 

[Jazzhawk]

So, wait a minute...... a player and an agent agree to a certain contract. An organization and it's representatives agree to said certain contract. And no one knows what's in it? Especially said agent who wrote it, and said team representative who negotiated it? Come on. That's just BS.

 

[heyu123]

So, wait a minute...... a player and an agent agree to a certain contract. An organization and it's representatives agree to said certain contract. And no one knows what's in it? Especially said agent who wrote it, and said team representative who negotiated it? Come on. That's just BS.

Why do you think the team reps didn't know about his contract?

The agent was obviously asleep at the wheel, hence why he was fired. Brown too should have known about his own deal. I sure as hell would if it was million at stake.


Regardless though, Brown is very good so he will still be taken care of.