1.   Quarterback Boomer Esiason did not receive a signing bonus from the Cardinals.

2.   They were willing to accept low base salaries in the early years of their contracts in exchange for large signing bonuses.

3.   He sweetened the deal with a large signing bonus.

4.   Almost all of them included a signing bonus.

5.   Although there are few guaranteed contracts, there are guaranteed signing bonuses.

6.   And he has in mind more money, like a signing bonus of more than double that and long-term security.

7.   And one-time signing bonuses lure workers without obliging an employer to raise the pay of comparable workers already on the payroll.

8.   And recruiters report not only that female ob-gyns are sought after by HMOs and all-male practices but that they often command higher signing bonuses than men.

9.   And the pursuit of contracts and signing bonuses has replaced the heroic quest that once served as the backbone of the league.

10.   And without the sponsor money, Owner Jones would have to rein in the signing bonuses and salary-cap shufflings.