Rapoport/SMY/Reiss Tweet: "Mankins will be a Patriot for life"

[Patspsycho]

Multiple tweets indicating long term deal coming for Mankins that will make him a Patriot for "life."

 

[Keyser Söze]

Sahweeeeeeeeet

 

[Uncle Rico]

Guys on 98.5 are quoting R Kraft as saying this could be done soon. Excellent.

 

[DefenseRules]

AWESOME!! :singing:

 

[Patriot Missile]

About time. Now we won't have to talk about Mankins contract for awhile until someone makes a Mankins will be cut thread tomorrow.

 

[Kid~Brady]

Omg i almost nutted my pants!

YEESSSSSS. :rocker:

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

That will generate some cap room, as he comes off the 1 year franchise tag with a full cap charge to a multiyear deal with a big bonus prorated over the entire contract.

EXCELLENT!

 

[letekro]

Great news!

 

[RelocatedPatFan]

May his nasty ways be forever contagious among the offensive linemen.

 

[NEPatriot]

My fingers are crossed. Let's get it done.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

Awesome news! Mankins, Vollmer, Solder and Cannon has the potential to be a devastating line for years to come.

 

[Tasco]

please bob make this happen!
still nervous until they make it official!

 

[Rob0729]

Good to hear. Although I do think this team could survive his loss, but he is one of the two best guards in the league and does bring an attitude to the offense.

 

[Armchair Quarterback]

Omg i almost nutted my pants!

YEESSSSSS. :rocker:

I think we're all very happy about this but you may need to settle down.

 

[Uncle Rico]

Awesome news! Mankins, Vollmer, Solder and Cannon has the potential to be a devastating line for years to come.

Mankins: 6-4, 310
Vollmer: 6-8 315
Solder: 6-8 319
Cannon: 6-5 358

Mankins: "The little guy"!

 

[Kid~Brady]

I think we're all very happy about this but you may need to settle down.

Hahahah sorry.

 

[Urgent]

Lifetime contract. I like it. What's the average life expectancy for a guard, around 65 years?

Beyond just the he's-the-best-guard-in-football discussion, this could be very good for the franchise. Took a disgruntled-with-his-contract player and reached a constructive compromise agreement. It could demonstrate the respect players have for the family.

For Logan, our apologies, but you may never see this thing called free agency.

 

[Bostonian1962]

His $10M cap hit this year gets smaller, and cap space is opened up.........I think.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

That..... is awesome!!!

Solder-Mankins-Cannon-Vollmer has the potential to be an amazing group for years to come.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

That will generate some cap room, as he comes off the 1 year franchise tag with a full cap charge to a multiyear deal with a big bonus prorated over the entire contract.

EXCELLENT!

One interesting point: I'm not saying the Patriots will or should do so, but if they feel they can afford to carry a lot of that hit this year, they may well do so, in order to reduce the cap hit in future years.