LB Bobby Carpenter released

[Armchair Quarterback]

The number of years in the new CBA is 9 years service. NFLPA won the change in the contract - I don't get why there is any upper limit. Rex Ryan might want to put Joe Namath on the PS as a precaution for when they trade Tebow and Sanchez say "No Mas!" in the rematch with the Patriots.

From the CBA:

Section 4. Eligibility:
(a) The Practice Squad shall consist of the following players, provided that they have not served more than two previous seasons on a Practice Squad: (i) players who do not have an Accrued Season of NFL experience; and (ii) free agent players who were on the Active List for fewer than nine regular season games during their only Ac-crued Season(s). An otherwise eligible player may be a Practice Squad player for a third season only if the Club by which he is employed that season has at least 53 players on its Active/Inactive List during the entire period of his employment.
(b) A player shall be deemed to have served on a Practice Squad in a season if he has passed the club’s physical and been a member of the club’s Practice Squad for at least three regular season or postseason games during his first two Practice Squad seasons, and for at least one regular season or postseason game during his third Practice Squad season. (For purposes of this Section, a bye week counts as a game provided that the player is not terminated until after the regular season or postseason weekend in ques-tion.)

 

[Froob]

I just deleted my post - there is no # of years limit that I can find anywhere in the current CBA. The limit is the number of years a player can be stowed on the PS. Since Carpenter hasn't serve any years on the Patriots PS so far, there is no restriction.

Rex Ryan can put Joe Namath on the PS in case Tebow is traded to the Jaguars and Sanchez has a nervous breakdown in the huddle.

Yeah but there's also number of games on an active roster. I would think Carpenter would have that I think it's something like 9 games.

 

[Joey007]

OH REALLY???? Why didn't you back me up when I got upset about Brace all those years ago? I got stoned by the hecklers here for calling him a big cheeseburger....

Thankfully my account was not born yet to this forum, so I kept my thoughts to myself.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

I just deleted my post - there is no # of years limit that I can find anywhere in the current CBA. The limit is the number of years a player can be stowed on the PS. Since Carpenter hasn't serve any years on the Patriots PS so far, there is no restriction.

Rex Ryan can put Joe Namath on the PS in case Tebow is traded to the Jaguars and Sanchez has a nervous breakdown in the huddle.

Only players who do not have an Accrued Season of NFL experience are eligible.

http://www.nflplayers.com/articles/cba-news/credited-seasons-accrued-seasons/

Accrued Seasons: An Accrued Season is a season during which a player has been on full pay status (Active, Inactive or Injured Reserve List) for six (6) or more regular season games. However, a player who is on the Exempt Commissioner Permission List, the Reserve Physically Unable to Perform/Non Football Injury List, or the Practice Squad for any of the six (6) qualifying games will not earn an Accrued Season regardless of his pay status.

With the only exeption being:

Free agent players who were on the Active List for fewer than nine regular season games during their only Accrued Season(s).

Carpenter has been ineligible for the PS ever since he played in 13 games his rookie year (2006) and he has since accrued 5 more seasons.

 

[captain stone]

I guess with Tarpinian, Koutovides, and Carpenter, the feeling was that there are enough ST linebackers when Tracy White returns.

I was much more comfortable with Carpenter spelling a starter than White, Koutovides, or Tarpinian, and was happy when he was picked up.

Just an argument on depth though.

QFT. I'd rather see Kouto, Tarp or White released instead of Carpenter, who has at least
had a modicum of success actually playing the position.