Is Harold Landry done in NE?

Pape · Sep 1, 2026

was reading Mark Morse' roster article, and he brought up harold landry...

"Harold Landry is still on the PUP list, and although Mike Vrabel said after the game Thursday that Landry may be available for week one versus Seattle, he remains on PUP and will miss the first 4 Games. I wouldn’t be surprised if we never see Landry play again for the Patriots. That horrible contract may be one of the reasons why Christian Gonzalez isn’t signed. Landry is owed a guaranteed $16M this year."

think he's done here? fell off the cliff at the end of last year, is still hampered by injuries which do not seem to be healing all that well, and has a bad contract... not much cap relief this year, but we save mo money in '27... recipe for release?

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Family · Sep 1, 2026

Pape said:
was reading Mark Morse' roster article, and he brought up harold landry...

"Harold Landry is still on the PUP list, and although Mike Vrabel said after the game Thursday that Landry may be available for week one versus Seattle, he remains on PUP and will miss the first 4 Games. I wouldn’t be surprised if we never see Landry play again for the Patriots. That horrible contract may be one of the reasons why Christian Gonzalez isn’t signed. Landry is owed a guaranteed $16M this year."

think he's done here? fell off the cliff at the end of last tear, is still hampered by injuries which do not seem to be healing all that well, and has a bad contract... not much cap relief this year, but we save mo money in '27... recipe for release?

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Landry's dead cap is greater than his cap so I don't know why they wouldn't wait this out, and see how he looks when (if) ready.

Harold Landry Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026 | Spotrac

Harold Landry signed a 3 year, $43,500,000 contract with the New England Patriots with an average annual salary of $14,500,000.

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Pape · Sep 1, 2026

Family said:
Landry's dead cap is greater than his cap so I don't know why they wouldn't wait this out, and see how he looks when (if) ready.

Harold Landry Contract, Salary & Cap Hit 2026 | Spotrac

Harold Landry signed a 3 year, $43,500,000 contract with the New England Patriots with an average annual salary of $14,500,000.

www.spotrac.com

offer up an injury settlement, be done with it?

Family · Sep 1, 2026

Pape said:
offer up an injury settlement, be done with it?

After the Ben Brown cut I am confused in how guaranteed money works, but why would Landry settle and give back guaranteed money?

Pape · Sep 1, 2026

Family said:
After the Ben Brown cut I am confused in how guaranteed money works, but why would Landry settle and give back guaranteed money?

not 100% certain about the mechanics of it all... but he basically get a chunk of change from us, then has the opportunity to sign elsewhere where he can get a new signing bonus, if he heals up

reflexblue · Sep 1, 2026

Pape said:
was reading Mark Morse' roster article, and he brought up harold landry...

"Harold Landry is still on the PUP list, and although Mike Vrabel said after the game Thursday that Landry may be available for week one versus Seattle, he remains on PUP and will miss the first 4 Games. I wouldn’t be surprised if we never see Landry play again for the Patriots. That horrible contract may be one of the reasons why Christian Gonzalez isn’t signed. Landry is owed a guaranteed $16M this year."

think he's done here? fell off the cliff at the end of last tear, is still hampered by injuries which do not seem to be healing all that well, and has a bad contract... not much cap relief this year, but we save mo money in '27... recipe for release?

MORSE: Some Hits and Misses on Patriots' Initial 53-Man Roster | PatsFans.com

Eliot Wolf's Patriots' 53-man roster is scrutinized for hits, misses, and depth challenges. Trades for Kiner and Rouse addressed immediate needs.

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Ive thought for months that he wasn't coming back. Usually when a player is out with an injury and has had surgery we hear updates from time to time, usually from the player that things are coming along, making progress etc. We've heard NOTHING from landry or the team about his progress, which i interpret as negative. If he was getting better we'd hear about it

TommyD4207 · Sep 1, 2026

Pape said:
offer up an injury settlement, be done with it?

There is zero chance he takes an injury settlement.

However, his dead cap money has ZERO to do with Christian Gonzalez' contract. They are 30 million under the cap WITH Landry's money on it.

TheRainMaker · Sep 1, 2026

This is his last year regardless, but he's going to do his best to drag his body out there to collect what's due to him.

He's not going to be the only one on the potential chopping block. The Pats could clean house depending on whether this season is 2002 all over again. This is why I'd ideally like for Gonzo to hang tight for at least one more season before committing to him.

Pape · Sep 1, 2026

TheRainMaker said:
This is his last year regardless, but he's going to do his best to drag his body out there to collect what's due to him.

yes

DaBruinz · Sep 1, 2026

Pape said:
was reading Mark Morse' roster article, and he brought up harold landry...

"Harold Landry is still on the PUP list, and although Mike Vrabel said after the game Thursday that Landry may be available for week one versus Seattle, he remains on PUP and will miss the first 4 Games. I wouldn’t be surprised if we never see Landry play again for the Patriots. That horrible contract may be one of the reasons why Christian Gonzalez isn’t signed. Landry is owed a guaranteed $16M this year."

think he's done here? fell off the cliff at the end of last tear, is still hampered by injuries which do not seem to be healing all that well, and has a bad contract... not much cap relief this year, but we save mo money in '27... recipe for release?

MORSE: Some Hits and Misses on Patriots' Initial 53-Man Roster | PatsFans.com

Eliot Wolf's Patriots' 53-man roster is scrutinized for hits, misses, and depth challenges. Trades for Kiner and Rouse addressed immediate needs.

www.patsfans.com

Morse is wrong. Landry's guarantees are $11M. Not 16M. Total cap hit is 16.35M.

Uptown · Sep 1, 2026

Landry may be cinnamon toast crunch. Wtf is up with Woodson?

Sect140 · Sep 1, 2026

Has he been around the team this summer?

Sciz · Sep 1, 2026

In the following article, a medical school student says Landry’s procedure was more likely one with a typical 4-6 month recovery, less likely one with a 6-9 month recovery. There are 7 months between the Super Bowl and week 1, and we don’t know how quickly after the Super Bowl he had surgery. Whether it was the more severe surgery or a little behind schedule on the less severe surgery, doesn’t seem like we’re at a catastrophic timeline quite yet.

Understanding Harold Landry's Medical Situation: What Can The Patriots Expect?

The star pass rusher's status remains uncertain as the New England Patriots look towards training camp.

www.si.com

And yeah, the whole Gonzalez non sequitur is just odd. The irrationally angry fan’s contempt for players that fall short of expectations is expected on a message board, but most writers at least attempt to remain objective and fact-driven in published pieces. That blurb reads more like fan fiction.

Pape · Sep 1, 2026

Sect140 said:
Has he been around the team this summer?

it was noted that he was at practice last week, working on conditioning drills per boston.com

mike_usagisan · Sep 1, 2026

I think he’ll play, but it probably will take a while to get out there.

Grogan14 · Sep 1, 2026

Fill in the blank
“The best ability is ______”

He has 8.5 total sacks.since they signed him. Its not great but they have no one else even half as good.
They have to hope he comes back and plays

Wozzy · Sep 2, 2026

Hopefully he gets healthy, joins the OLB room by week five and can give them something.

He’s already been paid, it’s a lot of money, thankfully he only has one year left on his deal.

Clonamery · Sep 2, 2026

Wozzy said:
Hopefully he gets healthy, joins the OLB room by week five and can give them something POSITIVE.

He’s already been paid, it’s a lot of money, thankfully he only has one year left on his deal.

Pardon my add on. But we really don't need the Ghost of Harold out there not making plays.

Pape · Sep 2, 2026

Wozzy said:
Hopefully he gets healthy, joins the OLB room by week five and can give them something.

He’s already been paid, it’s a lot of money, thankfully he only has one year left on his deal.

He won't be here next year... we can cut him with relatively small financial hit after this year...

Wozzy · Sep 2, 2026

Clonamery said:
Pardon my add on. But we really don't need the Ghost of Harold out there not making plays.

If he can’t get back to playing shape they’ll just move on. In which case with Swinson moving on, they’ll need to find one more OLB for the end of their bench.

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