smg93

As far as I can tell there were 27 practices (please correct the number if it's wrong) that DB has missed. At 14k per practice that comes out to $378,000. If he is slated to make about $1.045 million this year and we divide that by 16 games that comes to $65,312.50 per game. If he holds out till the tenth game, that means he would have been out for nine games which would total $587,812.50.

$378,000 plus $587,812.50 equals $965,812.50. That means DB will be owed only $79,187.50 for the 7 games (10th -16th games) that he'll be active. Now that's a bargain! The $ per game goes even lower when you factor in post season play which I'm extremely confident that we'll be a part of again this season.

Even with that, how many on this board would be willing to get a job that pays them 80k for seven weeks work? The Pats get a bargain from a salary standpoint for sure but in real world dollars, that's still a good chunk of change.

DarrylS

Going to be difficult to feed his family...

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aabtec

Once the games start he is no longer fined. He just forfeits the game checks..

KY Pats Fan

I think BB and Pioli will suspend him. I don't think they will allow him to rejoin the team at week 10. I wouldn't.

BelichickFan

That's what smg93's calculations were. His training camp fines would come close to equally what's left of his game checks if he sat out until week 10.

Welker83

Players are paid in the post-season by a fund. so IF the pats get to the play-offs he will be compensated for those post season games...

Overall however...unless he gets a new deal he will be hurting in the wallet... until he goes unrestricted and signs with another team...

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JoeSixPat

I was always under the impression that fines were not assessed per practice, or even only for days when they are expected to be with the team

A player is expected to report by a certain date. Every day he fails to report after that he can be assessed a fine of up to $14,000 a day.

It doesn't matter how many practices the team has - it doesn't matter if the players are given a monday off by the coaches - if the player has failed to report he can be fined $14 k a day

By my math that means that as of day 75 of the holdout, Branch will have exhausted his 2006 salary, well in advance of week 10.

But I'm not positive that's how it works.. I'm sure the details of the CBA would provide the answer

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lobster

One rule is if Branch is on the active (53-man) roster for the first regular season game the Pat's are required to pay his salary, less any fines. The salary is pro-rated for each regular season game. Therefore the Pat's often go into the first regular season game with less than 53 on the active roster.

Excluding reserve lists, a player not on the active roster for the first regular season game is paid only for the games when they were on the active roster.

Digger44

i have no problem with this. i say franchise him and if he sits out again, remove the franchise as late as possible while waiting for a trade.

F0nSY

I think that it is what there is to do. of how much could be the fine? $$

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