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SDGuy73
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If he clears waivers and his shoulder is good....Sign him!!!!!! This would be big.
Any team claiming Bennett would be inheriting his contract, which extends through 2019 and calls for a $2 million bonus to be paid early in the 2018 league year. That is manageable both in the short and long term. They could also decide not to pay the bonus and not have any obligations on their salary cap for 2018 and 2019. The bottom line: Bennett's contract shouldn't be a road block to a team claiming him. If anything, it would be viewed as a bargain. One reason for the Patriots (if interested) to claim Bennett, instead of hoping he clears waivers and then signing him as a free agent, would be to eliminate competition in an open-market setting.
Any team claiming Bennett would be inheriting his contract, which extends through 2019 and calls for a $2 million bonus to be paid early in the 2018 league year. That is manageable both in the short and long term. They could also decide not to pay the bonus and not have any obligations on their salary cap for 2018 and 2019. The bottom line: Bennett's contract shouldn't be a road block to a team claiming him. If anything, it would be viewed as a bargain. One reason for the Patriots (if interested) to claim Bennett, instead of hoping he clears waivers and then signing him as a free agent, would be to eliminate competition in an open-market setting.