NFL News Official 2025 NFL Free Agency Thread

[TomPatriot]

Kinda like Spillane the few times I saw the Raiders play. May be a nice get.

Seems like he will be missed by Raiders fans.

 

[Hyped]

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.

Yup, noticed that too.

I'll need Godwin's contract details and what the Pats actually offered....then put that all in ChatGPT....

But bottom line....MA millionaire tax hurts....and we need to offer roughly 30% more just to make it up...

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Per ChatGPT:

Final Comparison​

Player	State	Income	Take-Home Pay
X	Florida	$60M	$37.58M
Y	Massachusetts	$80M	$42.92M

Even though Player Y earns $20M more, the higher Massachusetts state tax significantly reduces their advantage. Player Y only takes home $5.34M more than Player X, despite earning $20M more.

Conclusion:​

• Florida's no state income tax is a huge advantage for high earners.
• Massachusetts' new 9% tax on millionaires makes a significant impact.
• Player Y's effective tax rate is 46.35%, while Player X's is 37.37%.

yes, FL teams have an unfair advantage. The league should try to balance that out somehow, not a competitive situation.

 

[lancerman]

Glad to see cooler heads prevailing here

 

[Hawaiipatsfan2]

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

Not really half. Because they play 2 of those away in NY every season, and New York is a real ***** when in comes to income taxes as well. So at least 10 of their 18 games are played annually in states with basically the highest incomes taxes in the country.

 

[mike_usagisan]

Yup, noticed that too.

I'll need Godwin's contract details and what the Pats actually offered....then put that all in ChatGPT....

But bottom line....MA millionaire tax hurts....and we need to offer roughly 30% more just to make it up...

Sure. Let's just say for rough math case, it was actually somewhere between $5-$10 million more. I'm not sure it was really the tax. I think he just gave the Bucs a hometown discount to stay and it's hard to say what the money amount more it was going to take to get him to leave.

 

[bakes781]

Milton to Car bummer!

 

[Grogan14]

This organization needs a makeover
Start by Kraft selling the team

 

[festy1986]

Yup, noticed that too.

I'll need Godwin's contract details and what the Pats actually offered....then put that all in ChatGPT....

But bottom line....MA millionaire tax hurts....and we need to offer roughly 30% more just to make it up...

And that's only to make it "equal"

Probably need to offer closer to 50% more to get players to even consider moving to that dump and playing with this **** roster.

 

[TommyD4207]

45 minutes into free agency:

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

Jesus

I mean, yes, that's hyperbolic. But you know how this works. Big signings go almost immediately on the first day, and after that, it's all tier 2 and below.

 

[Hammer of Thor]

45 minutes into free agency:

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

Jesus

If it helps, it’s all from the same poster.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Glad to see cooler heads prevailing here

Lol.

I mean, did folks really expect a bunch of blue chippers to be pumped to sign here?

Too much work left to do proving the franchise isn’t still a joke

 

[Hyped]

Not really half. Because they play 2 of those away in NY every season, and New York is a real ***** when in comes to income taxes as well. So at least 10 of their 18 games are played annually in states with basically the highest incomes taxes in the country.

So, we would need a team's schedule the next 3-4 years as well to have an accurate analysis as well...

 

[Huckleberry1]

I hate that our media paints us in such a bad light it makes people not want to come.

Maybe we need a better pitch guy than Eliot Wolf, I always felt a GM should be a guy who can call and sound like your BF,
Wolf reminds me of the guy you would avoid if you bumped into him out in public.

I think it’s the crybaby fans they don’t want to play in front of.

 

[nextsuperstar]

Not really half. Because they play 2 of those away in NY every season, and New York is a real ***** when in comes to income taxes as well. So at least 10 of their 18 games are played annually in states with basically the highest incomes taxes in the country.

The Jets play in New Jersey.

 

[bakes781]

 

[TomPatriot]

I mean, yes, that's hyperbolic. But you know how this works. Big signings go almost immediately on the first day, and after that, it's all tier 2 and below.

Tier 2 signings are fine if they turn out to be productive players.

 

[DaBruinz]

Yes its early. But this franchise is barreling toward another top 5 pick.
This is what “aggressive” looks like to Wolf Vrabel and Kraft.
Loser organization for 6 years now
Afraid to take any risks

Look at what the Bears have done. Rebuilt their entire OL already

No. It's not barrelling towards another Top 5 pick.. FFS. We're an hour into the tampering period and they improved the team before it even started by adding Landry and bringing back Hooper.


Look at the Bears? You mean the team that made a lateral swap by adding Thuney over Jenkins and added a Center that excels with the Outside-Zone scheme? Such a rebuild.. *SMH*

 

[manxman2601]

Dan Moore to the Titans apparently.

 

[Thunderhead]

MILTON WILLIAMS TO CAROLINA HAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH