NE39

I just read this from Broncos writer Dave Krieger:

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Were you aware of this? I don't believe the Patriots have a ton of dead money, but figured I would pass it along.

IllegalContact

this is what put the jets, who were over the cap, under the cap......

betterthanthealternative

Once again protecting the teams with poor management by letting off the hook for their short term, instant gratification tactics.

BlueThunder

It's the clause that saved Tanngenius' azz

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patriot lifer

As we may dub it, the "Tennenbaum Clause"

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PatsWickedPissah

IF all teams get this provision not just those few cuting players early, who somehow "knew" and acted by 11 March then it's likely that this provision was simply a concession to the players union thereby freeing up tens of million$ that teams could spend on players. The side benefit is that once again irresponsible organizations again escape the consequences of their decisions.

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The Scrizz

Broncos who were innocent bystanders who benefited from the Jets/Goodell corruption.

Lucky as hell for them because their mgmt was terrible. At least they have Tebow to save their franchise.

MoLewisrocks

Thing is they have added dead money and will possibly continue to with cuts prior to the start of the league year. This rule should be amended to allow for dead cap forgivness for players cut prior to the start of the new league year as opposed to prior to the expiration of the prior CBA. Teams couldn't cut anyone in the interim until yesterday and can't officially sign anyone until tonight.

Bill commented the other day that some of the so called transition rules have changed or interpretations clarified over the the last couple of days. Perhaps this rule had some fluidity. It is odd that he notes that dead cap will return in 2012 for players cut after June 1...

MoLewisrocks

That would mean the clause that ESPN released (which is again MIA anywhere it was linked) was still subject to being tweeked to make the cutoff the start of the new league year as opposed to the end of the old CBA.

ctpatsfan77

To be fair to everyone, I think you have to use the later cutoff, since a lot of teams refrained from releasing folks precisely because they didn't know what the cap ramifications might be.

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