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Browns' Thomas hits jackpot

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

This is the time of year a lot of the top rookies hit escalation clauses and bonuses in their contracts, and Browns left tackle Joe Thomas has hit the jackpot. With the Browns' fifth victory and having qualified for the required playing time for the escalation clauses in his contract, Thomas earned a $5.75 million one-time bonus and guaranteed $9.61 million in salaries for 2010 and 2011. That's nearly a $15.4 million payday. Thomas is playing at a Pro Bowl level for a Browns team that has a c ...

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