Dillon Released

[SWelker]

March 02, 2007
Pats moves

The Patriots just announed three roster moves:

# Running back Corey Dillon was released by the team.

# Fullback Heath Evans was re-signed by the team.

# Offensive lineman Billy Yates was re-signed by the team.

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/

 

[drew4008]

Thanks for the memories Corey.

 

[PromisedLand]

Not unexpected. The last minute attempt to get something in trade for him was doomed since potential trading partners knew he would be released soon anyway.

Yup, thanks for the memories Corey. You had one great year and are in the Patriots record book, probably for a long time.

 

[c_nice_37]

how does this affect the cap? Not sure how a release differs from a cut.

 

[notex]

beat me to it..
well wanna be the first to say that i appreciate everything he did for the team...ill have to hang up my dillon jersey, clock-killin corey dillon, one of my favorite pat players
Good luck corey

 

[WTE]

Good luck Corey and thanks for everything. I loved it when you threw the ball into the stand in Cincinnati.

 

[F0nSY]

Good luck Corey

 

[PromisedLand]

how does this affect the cap? Not sure how a release differs from a cut.

Same thing. "cut" is just a colloquial way of saying "released".

 

[MoLewisrocks]

There was no last minute attempt to trade him except in SWelkers ill-conceived thread here last night. They told his agent a week ago they would release him on the 2nd, and they did. We save $1M on the cap, or more if we choose to split the dead cap hit, and we avoid paying him $5.5M this year in salary and option bonus.

 

[PatsWorldChamps]

Thanks for the memories Corey.

never should have released him...

 

[lutontown_fc]

Thanks for being such a big part of winning a ring for the Patriots.

He may have been a little grumpy with the media at times (who don't understand what an insult it is to make insinuations about his age) but he acted with great dignity in his time here.

Of course, I wont be cheering for him from here on out but wish him good health.

NM

 

[PatsFanSince74]

thanks, Corey.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

never should have released him...

You think they should have paid him $2.5M in salary and a $3M option bonus? That would have increased his dead cap hit to $6.5M after we traded him for what? A late day two pick at best?

 

[dtbrks]

Good Luck CD, thanks for those hard fought yards.

 

[broadwayjoe]

Thanks Corey for all you did while you were here and I wish you the best.

 

[rsd]

Cheers to Corey, he had a hell of a season in 2005. I don't think they win it all w/o him.

But he wasn't the same in the last couple years due to injury and age.

 

[Mike the Brit]

I've loved having Dillon as a member of the team and thank him for his performance both on the field and off it. He gave 100 per cent for the team. I'll never forget his performance in the last Indy play-off victory or the day that he came back against the Bills after Patrick Pass's hamstring fumble, despite clearly not being ready to play. Moreover, he behaved with great class last season.

Thanks for the memories!

 

[stcjones]

March 02, 2007
Pats moves

The Patriots just announed three roster moves:

# Running back Corey Dillon was released by the team.

# Fullback Heath Evans was re-signed by the team.

# Offensive lineman Billy Yates was re-signed by the team.

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/

Best of luck to him, and thanks for everything he did as a Patriot.......

 

[PatsWorldChamps]

You think they should have paid him $2.5M in salary and a $3M option bonus? That would have increased his dead cap hit to $6.5M after we traded him for what? A late day two pick at best?

my understanding was we pay $4.4 if he was here, or $3.5 if he isnt? is that incorrect?

 

[mgcolby]

This thread reads like a eulogy.