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I think that we are giving up on Ridley too quickly. Ridley fits well into our schemes. I would suggest that a good deal for the team and for Ridley would be a 3-5 year deal with a NLTBE incentives in 2015 and significant roster bonus if he is on the roster to start the 2016 season, and perhaps another before the 2018 season if it is a 5 year deal.
This is a strategy that the team and players seem comfortable with. Several players have such bonuses which serve the players well and also provide protection to the team (better than a guarantee on a future year or a larger signing bonus).
The bonus would be $2 over 5 years or $1.5 over 3 years for a 2015 cap cost of $1.5M ($1M salary). This would give Ridley a fine deal. For the patriots, I think that Ridley is worth $1M more than Gray.
This is a strategy that the team and players seem comfortable with. Several players have such bonuses which serve the players well and also provide protection to the team (better than a guarantee on a future year or a larger signing bonus).
The bonus would be $2 over 5 years or $1.5 over 3 years for a 2015 cap cost of $1.5M ($1M salary). This would give Ridley a fine deal. For the patriots, I think that Ridley is worth $1M more than Gray.
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