Pats improve Vollmer's contract - Make incentives easier

RayClay · Nov 10, 2014

Nice appreciation for his season with the team wanting to get Cannon some snaps.

It appears an extra payday might be a little easier to achieve for Sebastian Vollmer. The New England Patriots have changed the incentives in their starting right tackle’s contract by decreasing the percentage of plays he needs to earn his goals, league sources told ESPN’s Field Yates on Monday. According to Yates, Vollmer now will earn $1 million if he plays 70 percent of the Patriots’ offensive snaps in 2014 and $2 million if he plays 80 percent of the team’s snaps. His initial contract stipulated he’d need to play in 80 percent of the offensive snaps to earn his $1 million incentive and 90 percent of snaps to earn the $2 million incentive.

Vollmer, who signed a four-year, $27 million contract with the team in March 2013, has played in 91.2 percent of the team’s snaps this season after missing eight games last year due to injury. The 30-year-old also will receive a $1 million roster bonus on the third day of the 2015 league year if he plays 70 percent of the Patriots’ offensive snaps this season, Yates reports. That number was 80 percent prior to Monday.

Read more at: http://nesn.com/2014/11/report-patriots-change-sebastian-vollmers-2014-contract-incentives/

Not to be outdone, the Arizona Cardinals have awarded Tommy Kelly a buy one get one free coupon book, good for the a meal and beverage at early bird special times all over Glendale and Sun City.

50-yard-line · Nov 10, 2014

Smart move - protects Vollmer and gives them the opportunity to get a better feel for Cannon. And it's just class - rewarding your own players is great for team morale.

Good on them.

supafly · Nov 10, 2014

No, they always screw their players over--per Tommy Kelly and his awesome accounting skills.

IcyPatriot · Nov 10, 2014

50-yard-line said:
Smart move - protects Vollmer and gives them the opportunity to get a better feel for Cannon. And it's just class - rewarding your own players is great for team morale.

Good on them.

How many Patriots are cheap people will post in this thread?

Deus Irae · Nov 10, 2014

IcyPatriot said:
How many Patriots are cheap people will post in this thread?

Probably a similar number to the group that still tries claiming Kelly wasn't in danger of getting shafted by the Patriots.

RayClay · Nov 10, 2014

Deus Irae said:
Probably a similar number to the group that still tries claiming Kelly wasn't in danger of getting shafted by the Patriots.

Mathematically impossible, if you consider his current salary adequate.

Mathematically impossible.

Rusty Coupe · Nov 10, 2014

If Kelly's deal includes free refills, that changes everything.

chasa · Nov 10, 2014

IcyPatriot said:
How many Patriots are cheap people will post in this thread?

none, they are too busy talking about how the mankins deal is a a bad trade unless the patriots win the superbowl every year til mankins retires.

Gwedd · Nov 10, 2014

chasa said:
none, they are too busy talking about how the mankins deal is a a bad trade unless the patriots win the superbowl every year til mankins retires.

No kidding. Someone ought to introduce them to the concept of a reality-based life, but that would spoil the fun for the rest of us.

SammyBlueCat · Nov 10, 2014

Cannon & Vollmer both win because of this.

Crononaut · Nov 11, 2014

Looks like Tommy Kelly is getting a McDonald's Halloween Coupon Book as an activated incentive.

Vollmer may refuse to play again unless the Patriots match.

nabwong · Nov 11, 2014

I believe the pats did this with Guyton and Ninko to name a few. Anyone remember who else? Arrington? Edelman? BJGE?

ctpatsfan77 · Nov 11, 2014

nabwong said:
I believe the pats did this with Guyton and Ninko to name a few. Anyone remember who else? Arrington? Edelman? BJGE?

Yeah, they did it with Edelman after he re-injured his foot in the 2013 offseason, to let him recoup the offseason workout bonus he lost.

Deus Irae · Nov 11, 2014

RayClay said:
Mathematically impossible, if you consider his current salary adequate.

Mathematically impossible.

Not even close to mathematically impossible, because you're trying to compare completely different issues, and it's idiotic to pretend otherwise.

RayClay · Nov 11, 2014

Deus Irae said:
Not even close to mathematically impossible, because you're trying to compare completely different issues, and it's idiotic to pretend otherwise.

Kelly could have made 2.5 million. Could have made at least 1.5 million (approximately, I posted actual numbers already) just for being on the roster.

Instead, he asked to be released so he could test the market (because the Pats are cheap.

He is making vet minimum plust the 100K bonus the patriots paid him.

So please, tell me what the issue is?

Gumby · Nov 11, 2014

RayClay said:
Kelly could have made 2.5 million. Could have made at least 1.5 million (approximately, I posted actual numbers already) just for being on the roster.

Instead, he asked to be released so he could test the market (because the Pats are cheap.

He is making vet minimum plust the 100K bonus the patriots paid him.

So please, tell me what the issue is?

I'm awaiting the response to those hard numbers with baited breath. LOL.

patsfanincleveland · Nov 11, 2014

Deus Irae said:
Not even close to mathematically impossible, because you're trying to compare completely different issues, and it's idiotic to pretend otherwise.

What's completely idiotic on this thread isn't the comparison.

Amazing how even the slightest bait can bring the clown car in.

..and he thinks he's Marcus Aurelius!!!!!!!

Sciz · Nov 11, 2014

Tommy Kelly is playing on an objectively worse contract than the one he asked to be released from, and it's idiotic to pretend otherwise.

Archeryaddict12 · Nov 11, 2014

Sciz said:
Tommy Kelly is playing on an objectively worse contract than the one he asked to be released from, and it's idiotic to pretend otherwise.

Won't keep deus from arguing and proclaiming he's right and everyone else is wrong

patsfanincleveland · Nov 11, 2014

Archeryaddict12 said:
Won't keep deus from arguing and proclaiming he's right and everyone else is wrong

He'll say that's why Mankins was traded......and only he's smart enough to make the connection.

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