A Few Words About London Fletcher....

[MTK]

Originally Posted by los panda

i forgot how it works on the cap when a player retires, is it essentially the same as cutting the player? dead cap?

there shouldn't be a penalty if a player retires. anyone know how it works?

When a player retires you take the hit, just like if he was cut.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by Mattyk

When a player retires you take the hit, just like if he was cut.

if fletch rides off into the sunset, what kind of hit do we take? $2.8M?

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by los panda

if fletch rides off into the sunset, what kind of hit do we take? $2.8M?

Correct.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

Correct.

yikes, what kind of hit did we take when deion retired? he was only 1 year into his contract, right? was it 7 year/$56M ($8M signing bonus)?

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by los panda

yikes, what kind of hit did we take when deion retired? he was only 1 year into his contract, right? was it 7 year/$56M ($8M signing bonus)?

Deion was a couple years before my cap sheets so I don't remember what the deapcap hit was (and am too lazy to look it up). But I imagine it was a lot more than $2.8M.

Compared to our deadcap hits in the past, $2.8M is a drop in the bucket.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

Deion was a couple years before my cap sheets so I don't remember what the deapcap hit was (and am too lazy to look it up). But I imagine it was a lot more than $2.8M.

Compared to our deadcap hits in the past, $2.8M is a drop in the bucket.

Try 8 for Deion, though I think it was negotiated down somehow when he went to the Ravens if I recall

[CrazyCanuck]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Try 8 for Deion, though I think it was negotiated down somehow when he went to the Ravens if I recall

They also implemented the "deion rule" which limited the signing bonus and amount of $ you can push to future years.

[los panda]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

Try 8 for Deion, though I think it was negotiated down somehow when he went to the Ravens if I recall

does this story check out?

"Sanders played one season with the Redskins, having four interceptions before retiring in 2001. Late in the 2002 NFL season Sanders contemplated a return to the NFL, specifically to the Oakland Raiders. With his rights still the property of the Redskins, he lobbied and received his release from the team and was waived. The San Diego Chargers claimed Sanders' rights and placed him on their Reserve-Retired List. Sanders opted to stay retired."

"In 2004, Sanders announced that he was going to end his retirement, after being lured back to football by Ravens cornerback Corey Fuller, linebacker Ray Lewis and best friend Joe Zorovich. He signed a 1-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens to be a nickelback."

is that true? we released/waived his rights for no reason? then the chargers got his rights? wouldn't the chargers have still had his rights in 2004, when he wanted to join the ravens?