Report: Chung Signs Contract Extension

[Gator Mike]

Love it.

 

[Wheelman]

Super Bowl LIV Champs!

 

[Bradyking12]

Super Bowl LIV Champs!

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

McCourty, Harmon, and Chung. Rarely recognized for it, but easily the best group of cover safeties in the NFL.

 

[VectorPrime]

Gotta fill up 70 million of cap space somehow.

 

[Ice_Ice_Brady]

I think he retires if he gets 7. He said it Tom vs. Time. Two more.

 

[Bradyking12]

I think he retires if he gets 7. He said it Tom vs. Time. Two more.

If that's the case we better get Rosen or somebody.

 

[edkk323]

"No one can replace Patrick Chung."

 

[BradyToAmendola]

Is this partly a cap move as well, so we have some more room to bring someone in that can catch a football?

 

[signbabybrady]

Awesome the more key guys we can keep around for Brady's 42-50s the better.

 

[Deus Irae]

I think he retires if he gets 7. He said it Tom vs. Time. Two more.

He also said 45, so stop jinxing it.

 

[Deus Irae]

Pat has really made the most of his second chance, and congrats to him

 

[NG Pats Fan]

Never seen a player thrive so much on a second chance. Great player 2014-present

2009-2013....thought he was well below average

 

[Sciz]

Is this partly a cap move as well, so we have some more room to bring someone in that can catch a football?

Unlikely, given that the maximum savings would be under a million. My guess is something along the lines of dropping his salary by $800k but adding a $2.4 million signing bonus, which would increase his 2019 cash by $1.6 million while keeping his 2019 cap hit exactly the same.

 

[VJCPatriot]

This roster is returning Gostkowski, McCourty and Chung now? We pretty much have the same team minus Flowers, Hogan, and Gronk.

I think we can really make a strong push again if we have a decent draft day. And with 12 picks, we've got the ammo to reload!

 

[JarOfMayo51]

McCourty, Harmon, and Chung. Rarely recognized for it, but easily the best group of cover safeties in the NFL.

True, but we should just cut/trade them all to free up some cap room!

 

[DropKickFlutie]

One of the premier in-the-box safeties in the league for a decade. Ideal when we play so much nickel and pass defense but still need an elite tackler at the line of scrimmage. He has 3 rings now. Dean Pees badly misused him before as a free safety; it would be like asking Edelman to be an outside deep threat instead of a great inside slot receiver.

 

[supafly]

This roster is returning Gostkowski, McCourty and Chung now? We pretty much have the same team minus Flowers, Hogan, and Gronk.

LT Trent Brown is gone, too. He was a key part of the OL that only allowed 21 sacks all year.

I agree with your point about having the potential to reload, although losing all of Brown, Gronk, and Flowers in the same year may prove to be a bigger challenge than some are expecting. They’ve got to have a decent draft.

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

Trust their player development

 

[DarrylS]

What is not to like about this move, all part of the master plan.. there is another thread about how BB overvalues and overpays special team players.. consider:

Patrick Chung played 41% of special team snaps..