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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.This was a classic Belichick move to get a player in for one week to prepare for schemes. BB signed Burgess to make him believe he could make the team, yet BB knew all along he would be here for only ONE week to tell the Pats everything he knew about the Ravens schemes for the upcoming game. Pats win and the defense excels at several key moments.
I'm not sure that is the case, if the fact that he did NOT play in a game in a game WAS the condition. I would think with all trades like this for late round picks, there's conditions, but I do not think there is a hard and fast rule about that. It's likely that that IS the case. He was ON the Patriot's roster for one week then cut, then signed to the Practice Squad. I am not sure if it mattered whether he was active and DNP, active and played or inactive during his week with the Patriots 53. I would hope that they made conditions about him playing x amount of games or something for that pick. I do think they liked him and would have kept him on the PSquad if Ayanbadajo had not been hurt and taken back.Since Burgess never made the Pats active roster, Pats get their 7th round pick back. If I'm wrong, someone correct me.
You learn something new every day - I didn't know teams could up and sign guys off other teams' practice squads. Course I suppose the union insisted on that so guys couldn't be forced to turn down opportunities to get onto a regular roster.
I'm not sure that is the case, if the fact that he did NOT play in a game in a game WAS the condition. I would think with all trades like this for late round picks, there's conditions, but I do not think there is a hard and fast rule about that. It's likely that that IS the case. He was ON the Patriot's roster for one week then cut, then signed to the Practice Squad. I am not sure if it mattered whether he was active and DNP, active and played or inactive during his week with the Patriots 53. I would hope that they made conditions about him playing x amount of games or something for that pick. I do think they liked him and would have kept him on the PSquad if Ayanbadajo had not been hurt and taken back.
That is good news..and what I expected...as I did not think he was around long enough to warrant a 7th.Reiss reported last week that the condition for the trade was not met and the Patriots did not send a pick.
That is good news..and what I expected...as I did not think he was around long enough to warrant a 7th.
In a general sense, maybe some who know more details can say more about what conditions usually are...or can be. I know that is wide open..but might it be x anount of games played in or time on the roster?? Just curious about these sort of conditional moves.
Obviously some have NO conditions...Alex Smith for example..I am sure other trades have a lot of conditions...maybe preseason, making the roster or number of games.
He might come in a little bit of handy if we run into the Ravens again in the postseason depending on how much of our playbook/tendencies he was able to absorb in a one week period.
I agree..but curious as to usually what it is for low round picks in the season...what the norm usually is..Maybe this is one Reiss can ask and comment on.They can be anything, I suppose.
This was a classic Belichick move--cunning and very slippery. BB signed Burgess to make him believe he could make the team, yet BB knew all along he would be here for only ONE week to tell the Pats everything he knew about the Ravens schemes for the upcoming game. Pats win and the defense excels at several key moments.
Since Burgess never made the Pats active roster, Pats get their 7th round pick back. If I'm wrong, someone correct me.