51.   He claims he accepted the proposal Thomas offered him, dropping his desire to have a signing bonus as part of the deal.

52.   He discussed retiring from baseball after his second season, but when the Marlins ordered him to repay the signing bonus, he stayed.

53.   He has since made it an art form to collect signing bonuses.

54.   He added that there was no signing bonus, but that it was laced with incentives.

55.   He cringed whenever higher draft choices asked him what his signing bonus was because it was a one-way plane ticket.

56.   He has just paid the largest signing bonus in NFL history to hire a part-time player.

57.   He declined to reveal details of his contract, including the signing bonus.

58.   He signed with Florida State but then accepted a baseball contract with the Toronto Blue Jays for a substantial signing bonus.

59.   He has not been given any limit on what he can spend on signing bonuses.

60.   He received no signing bonus, and Rams coach Dick Vermeil promised to keep a close eye on him.