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As an injured Vested Veteran, I believe he has to be IRed first and then given an injury settlement because the injury occurred during football activities. But I could be wrong.Couldn’t he be cut instead of IRed? Or does the salary guarantee preclude that? Seems to me they should be able to cut him to free the roster slot even if they still have to pay him. So probably an injury settlement will be required somehow. Now I’m curious how all that factors into salary cap calculations…
As for the Salary Cap, His signing bonus and salary are guaranteed money. It's there regardless.
If it's not a major injury, the Pats can IR him after Cutdowns and bring him back when he's ready. With the way injuries are happening to the O-Line, that wouldn't be a bad thing.