Antonio Brown

PP2 said:

We'd enter cap hell if we did that. We'd have to sign him to a new contract while still carrying the dead cap from his old one.

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sambam94 said:

if Kraft was behind this then I would be pissed. I doubt he read the texts in context as well. I can see Bob with the knee jerk reaction..afraid of the media

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Bcc66duece said:

Would we really be reaprespons for more cap signing the same player back? Seems weird to be responsible for paying a player twice when your not.

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Biffins said:

Completely agree with Andy here. There were no laws broken and not even nfl rules broken.

Pats caved to media pressure.

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sambam94 said:

why can't a free agent be placed on the exempt list? Makes no sense..If the league has determined he should be on the list, the player being a free agent now should not matter. Now we have other teams not knowing if he will be placed on the list as soon as they sign him..dumb. Either put him on the list or don't.

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Bcc66duece said:

Would we really be reaprespons for more cap signing the same player back? Seems weird to be responsible for paying a player twice when your not.

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KontradictioN said:

Knee jerk, then a private jerk after that at the massage parlor.

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QuantumMechanic said:

Because the meaning of the exempt list is that the team gets a roster exemption for the player while being enable to play him. If he’s not on a team no exemption is needed, so he can’t be put on it.

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JMC00 said:

oh by the way you know how this supposedly wouldn't effect the locker room, well apparently that was wrong

Report: Some Patriots players privately voiced displeasure with team releasing Antonio Brown

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sambam94 said:

well if the league has determined a player shouldn't be playing, shouldn't the rest of the league know this?

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QuantumMechanic said:

That’s why the NFL sent that memo. That clearly told the teams “sign at your own risk”.

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sambam94 said:

why can't a free agent be placed on the exempt list? Makes no sense..If the league has determined he should be on the list, the player being a free agent now should not matter. Now we have other teams not knowing if he will be placed on the list as soon as they sign him..dumb. Either put him on the list or don't.

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JMC00 said:

oh by the way you know how this supposedly wouldn't effect the locker room, well apparently that was wrong

Report: Some Patriots players privately voiced displeasure with team releasing Antonio Brown

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50-yard-line said:

Brown didn't just text the woman. He texted her in a group with four other men - men on his "team," so to speak.

Sorry, but that's not only a threat, it's despicable.

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Family said:

This is the same person who reported Wynn was week to week.

Of course there is displeasure. AB meant an almost sure Super Bowl appearance. Displeasure doesn't mean dissension. There might be displeasure, but also understanding of the situation.

A good reporter like Reiss might have not even wasted time reporting this.

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Family said:

I am not a legal expert, but think playing AB last week strengthened the Patriots case.

If the team sat AB last week it could be argued that they intended not to pay the 9 million because of past violations that the Pats should have known about when the contract was signed. It's even been reported privately that they would not have signed AB if the team knew about the lawsuits. The fact that the team signed him quickly, and did not do their due diligence is not the fault of the player.

Now by playing him last week, it is clear the team is cutting AB because of violations since the contract was signed.

There is a burden on the team to prove they intended to follow through on the agreement from the date of the contract forward. Pointing to a past violation made a weaker position and could have given AB's team an argument that he was entitled to the money because the team was acting on their own neglect.

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XLIX said:

Whuh whuh huhhhh...?!??

While I still see NE as winning the inevitable grievance, Wallach has a point. NE can (rightfully) claim they didn’t know about the rape lawsuit when they signed him but they will have a hard time claiming they cut him because of the rape lawsuit.

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