Bills FA CB Stephon Gilmore signs 5-year deal w/New England

If im Malcolm Butlers agent i'm not playing a snap without a new contract if they're out paying Gilmore huge money.

qbno12 said:

Wow. $14M a year ? BB still hungover from SB ?

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I don't think so. You gotta pay someone.

TBR said:

Holy ****.

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WTF? $14 million... That's more than I anticipated them spending... I really do hope they can get a deal with Butler done soon.

ChrisR2223 said:

Im telling you Butler for Cooks get ready

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That is a really interesting notion.

AndyJohnson said:

Maybe for only one year. Not to be a downer but can we really pay both after this season?

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Yes, the Patriots can, they are 55 million under the cap

From Wikipedia (for real, but I know anybody can edit it):

"On March 9, 2017, Gilmore signed with the most successful franchise in NFL history, the New England Patriots. He will be the best ever."

14+ a year....what does that say for Butler....and any effect on DH?

Butler is going to see this and go..."**** this" Holdout incoming?

Bill Belichick is good at this football thing.

AtomicDawg said:

I don't think so. You gotta pay someone.

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I thought we'd spend that money on Butler. It's kind of shocking to see them sign Gilmore who gets torched by Brady twice a year.

Wait, I want to know where all the people are that said they don't want NE to be hasty in FA.

TB12TheGoat said:

BB doesn't pay both Corners big money

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With cap at 172 mil, 14 mil is not as big. I hope BB extends Butler.

ScottishPatriots said:

If im Malcolm Butlers agent i'm not playing a snap without a new contract if they're out paying Gilmore huge money.

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I'm sure Butler will want not a penny less than what Gilmore gets, but Pats have 2 years of control and leverage of a no. 1 corner on the roster.

ScottishPatriots said:

Wow i'm shocked, i can't wait to see the $$$

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Rumor has been that Gilmore was using the Janoris Jenkins deal as his baseline ... $62.5M ($12.5M APY).

IIRC, he's played RCB (very productively) most of his career, so, yeah, it seems much more likely that Ryan is history.

ChrisR2223 said:

Im telling you Butler for Cooks get ready

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Actually makes sense, sadly. BB replaces Butler with Gilmore, trades Butler straight-up for Cooks.

Holy ****

TBR said:

Holy ****.

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This has to mean that Butler is on the trade block. Or that they simply won't match any offered tender and get a first round pick by default.

Wow. I hope I'm wrong.

leehanu said:

He was not released. So, I guess he counts in the compensatory pucks. Can someone confirm?

Also, if Marty signs a big contract elsewhere, will be get a 3/4 comp pick?

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Yes, the most likely outcome here is that it cancels out the third round pick from losing Ryan. They'd get a third if Hightower leaves, while Bennett is on that 3rd/4th bubble if the rumored $9 million is accurate. There are also a number of potential fifth round comp pick candidates like Harmon and Sheard.

Brady_to_Moss said:

14+ a year....what does that say for Butler....and any effect on DH?

Butler is going to see this and go..."**** this" Holdout incoming?

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I don't think it says anything about HT. Different position, and we have $ to spend.

Nunchucks said:

Yes, the Patriots can, they are 55 million under the cap

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Ugh. Of course they can afford to sign anyone but I'm talking about the long range structure of the team. Can you afford to have 2 of the top 5 or so highest paid corners on the same team AND NOT BE CRIPPLED BY IT OVER THE REST OF YOUR ROSTER