Absolutely
Absolutely
Does Hernadez still count against the cap? (Did he last year?)
I don't think so as I believe he was suspended/contract voided. The only thing that may affect the cap is any stretched out bonus money that I know the Patriots are trying to recoup.
I believe he was still dead money for the last two seasons but is off the books now.
Edit : nvm, he still counts against the cap up thru 2018. Averages to around 5.6 million a year.
oh, that is fantastic.
Oh wow, I thought that would have gotten wiped. No wonder the Pats are trying to get that paid out bonus money back.
That is incredible.. but at the same time, wut???
NFL contracts are super confusing, but the short version is that because they canned him the moment the story broke it basically left them on the hook for his costs for the remainder of his 7 year contract signed in 2012 (edit: actually 5 year extension that was tacked onto the remaining 2 years on his rookie deal).
Hernandez will never see the money for obvious reasons, but he's still counting against the cap regardless.
Also, a hilarious aside.
He'll be spending the rest of his life in Walpole Prison, which is close enough to Gillette Stadium that you can hear the crowd during gamedays.
Ah well, fuck em
My fb feed is going nuts. One dude is going off on lack of evevidence, this cowboys level of angry is hilarious.
Dude is guilty, he was a piece of shit in high school too.
I read somewhere that the prison near Gilette will only be temporary. He is supposed to be going to another high sec prison about 80 miles away from Foxboro.