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JO_75

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Looks like something is about to get done in regards to Ben & the Steelers. Going to be interesting to see how they handle this....

 

BoredMarine13

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Looks like something is about to get done in regards to Ben & the Steelers. Going to be interesting to see how they handle this....



I am more afraid of the Steelers turning Dwayne Haskins into a solid starter than Ben being a serious threat. If anyone can turn around Haskins, it’s likely a solid organization like Pitt


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rmcjacket23

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Looks like something is about to get done in regards to Ben & the Steelers. Going to be interesting to see how they handle this....


My guess is they'll do a one year "void year" extension for 2022, convert a bunch of his current salary/bonus into a bonus, and spread out over two years. He's owed $19M in total, so unless he agrees to a paycut, they can probably convert all of it into a signing or roster bonus and allocate over the "void year".

Quite frankly, short of a significant pay cut, I don't see many ways he has a 2021 cap hit under like $30M, which is still an absurdly high cap hit for a clearly declining QB in a decreasing salary cap year.
 

JO_75

Hall of Famer

Apparently Russ provided a list of teams he would accept a trade to, similar to what Watson did. Russell said he would only accept a trade to the Cowboys, Saints, Bears & Raiders.

LOL if the Cowboys who resisted paying Dak go after Wilson. If he stays in the NFC I'm good, we just need to get Watson to the NFC too. I live near Charlotte so I'll gladly go pick Watson up from the airport and take him straight to the Panthers.
 

JO_75

Hall of Famer
NFL, Disney reach new 10 year agreement on TV Rights deal that will see ESPN keep MNF and most importantly put ABC back into the Super Bowl Broadcast rotation. The last Super Bowl aired on ABC was Super Bowl XL between the Seahawks & Steelers.

NBC, CBS and FOX are expected to also sign 10 year extensions but FOX will lose Thursday Night Football. Amazon and NFL Network are expected to be the new home of Thursday Night Football.

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/Breaking-News/2021/02/ESPN-NFL.aspx
 

JO_75

Hall of Famer
Deshaun is willing to sit out the year and doesn't care about the fines if he is not traded by Houston.

 

BoredMarine13

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But wouldn't that mean the year wouldn't accrue? But I'm slightly think he's capping about this situation.

What say you, @rmcjacket23 ?

Poor Texans fans...Watson refuses to be mature and work with the organization and the organization refuses to admit they severely screwed up. I’m amazed they can’t sit down and figure all this out


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