Breaking Down Dollars and Cents Behind Every NFL Holdout

They have yet to get what some would call messy. 

But for six prominent NFL stars, they've reached "holdout" status with teams running offseason training activities and minicamps. 

What will it take for these players to get back to their club's facilities? 

Let's break down the money behind it all. 

Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans Saints

Brees is the most high-profile name currently holding out. Like many of these players, he was hit with the franchise tag this offseason but refuses to sign the tender. 

If he does write "Drew Brees" on the dotted line to officially become the team's franchise player, he'll make a smooth $14.4 million in 2012. 

After July 16th, Brees will be forced to play under the one-year contract if he doesn't hold out. 

He's shooting to come to an agreement on a long-term deal before that date. 

Brees will be looking for something similar, if not exceeding the five-year, $96 million deal Peyton Manning signed to join the Denver Broncos this offseason. 

Matt Forte, RB, Chicago Bears

Forte's issue with his contract situation stems back to last season, when he wanted to receive an extension before his current deal expired. 

He too was smacked with the franchise tag this offseason and is set to make $7.7 million this season if he cannot reach a long-term deal with the Chicago Bears sometime before July 16th. 

Forte would love a Marshawn Lynch-type four-year, $31 million deal.

Ray Rice, RB, Baltimore Ravens

Rice is in a similar situation as Forte, although there's more of a thought that he'll be back with his team beyond the 2012 season. 

He has yet to sign his franchise designation and is looking for a long-term deal to secure his financial future. 

Like Forte, if a deal isn't struck before July 16th, he'll either hold out or play on a one-year, $7.7 million deal this season. 

Dashon Goldson, S, San Francisco 49ers

Goldson is the only safety holding out after he was made the San Francisco 49ers' franchise player in March. 

According to CSNBayArea.com, he's not close to signing the franchise tender and would play on a one-year, $6.2 million contract in 2012. 

The 49ers offered Goldson a five-year, $25 million contract before the 2011 season began, but he turned it down.

Antrel Rolle signed a five-year, $37 million deal with the New York Giants in 2010, so Goldson can use that contract as a starting off point, and he could want more per season. 

Dwayne Bowe, WR, Kansas City Chiefs

Bowe is the surefire No. 1 receiver on an up-and-coming Kansas City Chiefs team. He also was named his team's franchise player this offseason, but he has yet to sign. 

If he doesn't reach a long-term agreement by the July 16th deadline, he'll make $9.5 million in 2012. 

Bowe doesn't have the leverage to ask for Larry Fitzgerald or Calvin Johnson-esque money, but after seeing Pierre Garcon get a five-year, $42 million deal, Bowe could be asking for somewhere around $10 million per season.  

Cliff Avril, DE, Detroit Lions

Avril set career highs across the board in 2011. He had 11 sacks and six forced fumbles and is only 26 years old. 

He was made the Detroit Lions' franchise player this offseason and would make $10.6 million in 2012 if he doesn't come to terms on a long-term deal. 

Cameron Wake recently inked a nice five-year, $48.2 million deal with the Dolphins and is four years older than Avril. 

Osi Umenyiora, DE, New York Giants

Umenyiora is the only player on this list without the designation of franchise player. He's been battling with the New York Giants for years now on a new contract. The elite pass-rusher signed a seven-year, $41.3 million deal with the club back in 2005. 

GM Jerry Reese was quoted in a recent New Jersey Star-Ledger column by Mike Garafolo:

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"Our goal is to have Osi play football with the New York Giants and retire as a Giant," said Reese. "That is what we would like to do first. All of our options are open as I have said before but Osi makes us a better football team, I do know that."

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The G-Men inked pass-rusher Mathias Kiwanuka to a four-year, $21.75 contract with nearly $11 million guaranteed in late April. 

A contract in the range of Wake's deal is what Umenyiora, 30, would prefer, but his long-term consistency is his main leverage point, so he could be desiring more money. 

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