ctpatsfan77

No word on contract, but I'm guessing about $52K in signing bonus.

Patriots, Dennard reach contract agreement - Extra Points - Boston.com

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PATRIOTSFANINPA

If he gets convicted of assaulting a police officer,he could be facing some serious jail time and may be gone for awhile.

I am surprised the Pats signed him up before getting the verdict of Dennard's short term future.

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resdubwhite

I get the impression that they know whats going to happen in court and he'll be ready to go for the season.

maybe a plea or the like.

TyronePoole

the money they'd actually have to pay him in that case is miniscule

scout

The Oakland linebacker (McClain) just got 180 days for assault, he fired a gun inches from a guy's head.

supafly

Exactly what just happened in the Kendrick Ellis deal for the NYJ. He plead guilty to a lesser charge, and it shouldn't factor into any missed playing time, unless it's a 2 game suspension or the like from Goodell.

As a Criminal Justice major, I can almost guarantee that Dennard will plea this one out to a lesser charge, and receive probation + (maybe) a short suspended sentence.

There are a TON of cases where someone has been charged with "assault on a police officer" during a bar fight, or when a cop goes to break it up.

Dennard will not be convicted of assualt on a police officer, I can 100% guarantee that.

Not only that, the fact that this is his first offense and he is a young kid will play into his favor dramatically. He will plead to a lesser charge, and his only real worry will be a game suspension from the NFL.

This is no big deal at all. The original charge is only the lowest felony degree charge anyway, so there's nowhere to go but out of the felony range altogether in a plea. Since about 80% of all cases are plead out to a lesser charge anyway to save time, money, and gain the actual guilty verdict, Dennard stands to benefit greatly from striking a plea deal.

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supafly

Exactly, and even with his 6 month sentence, there's about a 1% chance that he actually serves more than about 4-6 weeks at the absolute most.

They will take into acct any time served already, and also allow him to be paroled shortly into his actual sentence.

McClain will likely not miss any regular season games--except the ones that are imposed by Goodell as punishment.

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NewFeep

I have a feeling Dennard knows he really dodged a bullet and caught a bigtime break getting drafted by the Pats.

I hope he uses this to his advantage and goes on to a successful life and career.

I have a feeling he's really gonna be a good DB for years to come.....

FredFromDartmouth

The Patriots need some inside / slot corner help and Fonzie should fit right in. The Patriots also need some bravado and attitude in the secondary; Fonzie will definitely help there! He will probably drive slot receivers nuts....we would hate him if he played for the Jets but I think that the Patriots fans will love him.

He and Bequette are probably going to be the stars of Camp; I cannot wait!

patfanken

Believe me, I'm a lot more worried about his poor showing at the Senior Bowl than this bar fight dust up. Glad he's aboard and hope he doesn't miss any off season time. If he loses a game or two for it, so be it. Just as long as Ellis gets the same.