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Isnt the guarantee just a technicality? They aren’t going to be cut.It also has the practical advantages of not guaranteeing annual salary for veterans Hoyer and Folk, since in week 1 they were not on the 53. It would make less sense to do it week 1 with a younger guy.
After Stidham comes off PUP I could see Hoyer cut. Not likely though.Isnt the guarantee just a technicality? They aren’t going to be cut.
Do these guys take up a 53 when elevated? Is Nordin on 53 to protect him? Can teams sign Hoyer (I mean they wouldn’t lol but in theory..) and Folk?
Do these guys take up a 53 when elevated? Is Nordin on 53 to protect him? Can teams sign Hoyer (I mean they wouldn’t lol but in theory..) and Folk?
Or, most likely, someone will get hurt enough to warrant short term IR and that will be the spot taken. Surprised they didn’t do it already with Perry’s injury.
Right, he has, but they haven’t replaced him yet so the roster stands at 52. So I was surprised they just didn’t choose to keep one of Hoyer or Folk on the roster at this point rather than reverting to the practice squad.Hasn't Perry already been placed on IR?
They're saving that slot for a KRRight, he has, but they haven’t replaced him yet so the roster stands at 52. So I was surprised they just didn’t choose to keep one of Hoyer or Folk on the roster at this point rather than reverting to the practice squad.
Do we know which players are protected?Yes teams can sign any (not protected) player from the PS, but they have to sign them to the 53 roster, you basically have to make room for any player you want to sign. So they have to be kind of an upgrade to what your team currently have.
Do we know which players are protected?
Patriots actually do not "protect" PS players, I guess its kind of an gentlemens agreement where BB does not want to hamper any player to get his chance on a 53 roster somewhere elseDo we know which players are protected?
We kinda know Hoyer is pseudo-protected: he's said he has no interest in playing elsewhere at this stage of his career.
Even if players are protected on Tuesday night, they could have been signed on Tuesday before 4 PM. Protection does NOT mean that we can stash players. If someone needs a kicker, Folk can sign for them on Tuesday, whether he was "protected" or not, and whether we were going to protect him on Tuesday night."Protection" is a very temporary affair - lasts from Tuesday evening until the end of the next game. So mostly to stop the next opponent from playing games with players you plan to use by signing them.
Last year the Pats never protected anyone.