Patriots Player Departure RB Tyler Gaffney released

[mgteich]

I'm pretty sure even late round rookie contracts become non-negligible money in late years, which is why I think I saw Chris Jones mentioned a couple times as a potential cap cut despite being a 6th rounder like Gaffney. So this probably gives him a contract more in like with the "UDFA/offseason only" type player he's turned out to be so far.

Gaffney's contact was for about $600K. Chris Jones is scheduled to receive $1.7M.

 

[manxman2601]

Can someone explain the cut and re-sign?

Maybe in light of the Easley release they've chosen not to take a RB high in the draft.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Gaffney's contact was for about $600K. Chris Jones is scheduled to receive $1.7M.

For the record, that's because he played more than 35% of the snaps in each of his first two seasons; the current CBA mandates that any player drafted in rounds 3–7 who plays >35% of snaps in any two of their first three seasons, or an average of 35% over the three, gets the lowest RFA tender amount in year four.

Logan Ryan and Duron Harmon have $1.6M salaries this year for the same reason.

 

[Dexter]

Why the Patriots signed Tyler Gaffney three days after releasing him

 

[Froob]

Why the Patriots signed Tyler Gaffney three days after releasing him

This guy again? He failed first time around and now Bill think it'll work a second time! BB has lost it!

 

[IllegalContact]

dude's awesome

 

[mgteich]

Why the Patriots signed Tyler Gaffney three days after releasing him

As I guessed before, the team wanted to tweak the injury clause.

 

[NewFeep]

As I guessed before, the team wanted to tweak the injury clause.

what is/are his injury status?

 

[Gronk]

what is/are his injury status?

"Always"

 

[NewFeep]

"Always"

that's the worst kind of injury.............
the "easley affect"

 

[Love The Drake]

We do so much cute risky crap with the roster

 

[Deus Irae]

what is/are his injury status?

Swarovski/Waterford

 

[IllegalContact]

Can someone explain the cut and re-sign?

See what happens to a human when switched from awesome to sucky to awesome in a short period of time.....any cracks?

 

[RobertWeathers]

We do so much cute risky crap with the roster

There was nothing risky about cutting Tyler Gaffney

 

[n1997y]

Swarovski/Waterford

did Dowling model for that?

 

[TheFlyingWedge]

It's only a matter of time until the thread "RB Tyler Gaffney Re-released"

 

[Gronk]

It's only a matter of time until the thread "RB Tyler Gaffney Re-released"

Followed by "Tyler Gaffney: Secret Muslim?"

 

[Big Bucks]

Followed by "Tyler Gaffney: Secret White Muslim?"

 

[Silver Blue&Red]

...followed by Gaffney resigned and re-signed.

 

[meatface]

We do so much cute risky crap with the roster

What was the down side? A camp body might have been signed by another team?