Chase Minnifield Waived

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Originally Posted by mlmpetert

Something i dont get with Ballard, or Minnifield if the same thing happens, is doesnt the claiming team have to carry the player against a roster spot? I get that its no big deal right now because 90 players are allowed but at some point doesnt the player cost against the 53 man roster or dosnt the claiming team have to waive the player, exposing the player to be claimed, before adding him to their own IR?

Is the whole purpose of waiving a player before adding him to IR just to restructure his contract first? Could Chase have been added to IR without being exposed to waivers?

Smootsmack, speak up on this because I am sure you know the answer, but by resigning Minnifield just to put him on the IR means that the Skins will pay him something for the right to be first in line next year to have him on thier team?