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Answer: I have not heard anything.
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Answer: Brandon King was not on the Seahawks roster. He joined the NFL on May 8, 2015 signing with the Patriots as an undrafted free agent. Super Bowl XLIX took place in February, 2015. As far as I know, King’s special teams prowess does not contain the ability to time travel...
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Answer: Medically excused players are paid.
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Answer: Yes. As for the idea of Josh McDaniels taking with Amendola with him to the Colts, I just think it's more likely that Amendola will stay in New England, especially since his girlfriend is from Rhode Island.
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Answer: Do not see Malcolm Butler extending his time with the Patriots. Expect him to be quickly signed by another team in free agency.
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Answer: Since this is a subject that I am passionate about, no. Sorry. I can tell you the Patriots are focused on building a strong roster (1 through 90) . They attempt to do so by having a strong middle class. They are always among the league leaders with players at least $1 million cap number. The Patriots always have several players who rarely play their listed position, but play a great number of snaps on special teams (Slater, Ebner, Jonathan Jones, King, Bademosi, Grissom, Bolden, etc.) . The Patriots look for versatile, smart players. They draft former captains and those who excel in the 3-cone drill. They like their running backs to be able to catch passes. Since they like running two tight-end sets, their backup tight end is usually one of the higher-paid backup TEs.
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Answer: James Harrison signed an one-year deal with the Patriots. He is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent when the 2018 League Year begins on March 14.
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Answer: Per a clause in his contract.
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Answer: Yes. Peyton Manning had those incentives for the 2015 season. For example, he earned $2 million by Denver winning the Super Bowl AND him playing at least 70 percent of the offensive snaps.
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Answer: Per the CBA, Injured Reserve players like Edelman and Bennett will be getting Super Bowl rings. It is up to the team if former players like Cassius Marsh and Jimmy Garoppolo will also get Super Bowl rings.
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Answer: I'll bet everything you own that if Garoppolo is not signed to a long-term deal by March 6 that he will be tagged by the 49ers. Then double down that the 49ers’ large amount of cap space (close to $100 million) will deter teams from making an offer, since they know San Francisco will simply match.
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Answer: In 2018 the transition tag is around $21 million
2019 - 20 percent raise makes his first franchise tag $25.2 million
2020 - another 20 percent makes Garoppolo's second franchise tag $30.24 million
2021 - Garoppolo could become a free agent.
So insert "So you're telling me there's a chance" memes now...
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Answer:
- Lowers 2018 cap number
- Lowers 2018 cash
- Lowers future tag numbers (2019/2020)
- Lowers base numbers in long-term deal negotiations
- Alan Branch
- Cole Croston
- David Harris
- Bernard Reedy
- Kenny Britt
- Mike Gillislee
- Johnson Bademosi
