NFL News Official 2025 NFL Free Agency Thread

[Huckleberry1]

I don’t know if I believe that if so Wolfs gotta go.

Vrabel is in charge.

 

[festy1986]

Schefty panicking right now

I actually don't think he has a blue sky which seems really stupid of him. Especially in this moment.

 

[Hyped]

Again, cut that in half because they're taxed where they play and they play half of their games in other states.

Followed up with ChatGPT (prompted it to assume 9 in state games and 8 out):

Final Comparison:​

Player	Income	Original Take-Home	Adjusted Take-Home (Jock Tax)
X (Florida)	$60M	$37.58M	$36M
Y (Massachusetts)	$80M	$42.92M	$41.5M

Key Takeaways:

• Both players lose additional income due to away game taxation.
• Player X still benefits from Florida’s no income tax on home games, but state taxes on away games reduce the advantage slightly.
• Player Y is still heavily taxed but loses slightly less than Player X due to the existing high Massachusetts tax burden.
• Massachusetts taxes still significantly reduce Player Y's earnings compared to a no-tax state like Florida.

 

[Zuma]

 

[Patsgofor4]

Raiders fans on Reddit are anguished about him leaving, which seems like a good sign.

 

[Hyped]

AI doesn't realize that the entirety of the salary isn't taxable in Massachusetts.

Only half of it is.

My prompt was too simplistic....I re-did it.

 

[JohnJH]

3/37 for Spillane.

Meh. I do think he and Bentley can play together fine.

Congrats to 2025's KJ Osborn.

I'm getting a Super ST Player/Middling Starter Vibe. Big Yawn!

 

[Hyped]

That assumes it’s all paid in one year. That may affect the analysis.

Yeah, I was just going for a quick ChatGPT calculation....we could go deeper but I'd need the contract vs. offer details....

 

[DaBruinz]

It's based on years of evidence. The Patriots are the cheapest team in the entire league. Fact.

No. It's not based on "years of evidence". It's based on years of worthless opinion that isn't supported by actual FACT.

- Pats spent to the cap for most of Belichick's career. This was confirmed numerous times by PatsCap.
- Last year was the first in memory that the Pats had such a large carryover.
- The Kraft Organization built the current stadium without Seat Licensing. I won't say W/O public funds because that's a misnomer. They get all sorts of Tax breaks and incentives..
- They've regularly updated the Stadium since it's completion. Some good. Some to the fans chagrin.
- They added the Team planes, a first in the league, in 2017. The completely refitted 767s. Just because they didn't drop $450M on two planes right off the assembly line doesn't mean they didn't spend tens of millions for the planes.

You seem to be conflating the Patriots with the fictional Cleveland Indians of the movie "Major League".

 

[mike_usagisan]

Followed up with ChatGPT (prompted it to assume 9 in state games and 8 out):

Final Comparison:​

Player	Income	Original Take-Home	Adjusted Take-Home (Jock Tax)
X (Florida)	$60M	$37.58M	$36M
Y (Massachusetts)	$80M	$42.92M	$41.5M

Key Takeaways:

• Both players lose additional income due to away game taxation.
• Player X still benefits from Florida’s no income tax on home games, but state taxes on away games reduce the advantage slightly.
• Player Y is still heavily taxed but loses slightly less than Player X due to the existing high Massachusetts tax burden.
• Massachusetts taxes still significantly reduce Player Y's earnings compared to a no-tax state like Florida.

That math doesn't look right. How does the Mass. athlete lose more when prompted playing out of state for half the games?

Maybe AI is doing the math on its fingers.

 

[manxman2601]

I'm getting a Super ST Player/Middling Starter Vibe. Big Yawn!

160 tackles last season (inc. assists).

 

[40yrpatsfan]

There’s nothing more irritating than a player making it to FA, only immediately re-signing with their prior team.

Such a ****y move.

The problem with FA now is that they're making so much money that they don't really need the delta between their current team's offer and team x's offer. So it becomes a lifestyle choice, and they like where they're already at. If you can make $48m over 3 years to stay, why leave to the unknown for an extra 15% that you'll likely never need?

 

[TommyD4207]

No. It's not based on "years of evidence". It's based on years of worthless opinion that isn't supported by actual FACT.

- Pats spent to the cap for most of Belichick's career. This was confirmed numerous times by PatsCap.
- Last year was the first in memory that the Pats had such a large carryover.
- The Kraft Organization built the current stadium without Seat Licensing. I won't say W/O public funds because that's a misnomer. They get all sorts of Tax breaks and incentives..
- They've regularly updated the Stadium since it's completion. Some good. Some to the fans chagrin.
- They added the Team planes, a first in the league, in 2017. The completely refitted 767s. Just because they didn't drop $450M on two planes right off the assembly line doesn't mean they didn't spend tens of millions for the planes.

You seem to be conflating the Patriots with the fictional Cleveland Indians of the movie "Major League".

The Patriots have been 31st out of 32 teams in cash spending over the period from 1994-2023.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Lb - check
Milton, cb2, LT, IOL hopefully next

 

[TommyD4207]

I'm getting a Super ST Player/Middling Starter Vibe. Big Yawn!

Don't get me wrong, he's had some good moments, but the fact that there haven't been any big money signings announced is incredibly concerning.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Man, this is looking more and more like a game day thread.

Yep. It’s actually pretty funny.

 

[patsfan7983]

Is anyone interested in Amari Cooper?

 

[Thunderhead]

The Patriots have been 31st out of 32 teams in cash spending over the period from 1994-2023.

That fact is to a Patriots homer as sunlight is to a vampire

 

[Ross12]

45 minutes into free agency:

"They're doomed"
"Going 4-13 again"
"Top 5 pick"

Jesus

 

[mike_usagisan]

Is anyone interested in Amari Cooper?