Listing the big decisions that the New England Patriots have to make right around the start of the 2016 League Year.
Listing the big decisions that the New England Patriots have to make right around the start of the 2016 League Year.
Last updated on January 28th.
- Jerod Mayo – The Patriots have a $4 million option on Mayo’s first day of 2016 League Year roster bonus. They must decide to pick up the option or not by the end of the 2015 League Year. Have created a blog post dedicated to examining Jerod Mayo’s restructure
- Alan Branch – The Patriots have a $400,000 option on Branch’s first day of 2016 League Year roster bonus. They must decide to pick up the option or not by the end of the 2015 League Year. Have created a blog post dedicated to examining Alan Branch’s deal with the Patriots
- Chandler Jones and Dont’a Hightower’s 2016 options which are now guaranteed for injury only become fully guaranteed on 4PM, March 9th.
- The Pats will have until the start of the 2016 League 4PM, March 9th to make ERFA tender offer to these six potential ERFAs (Cameron Fleming, Rufus Johnson, Kevin Hughes, Josh Boyce, Justin Coleman and Brandon King), The tender offer equals the minimum salary for a player with the amount of credited seasons. The tender offer for Cameron Fleming will be $600,000 while the tender offers for Kevin Hughes, Josh Boyce, Justin Coleman and Brandon King will be $525,000.
- The Pats will have until the start of the 2016 League Year to these potential RFAs (James Develin, Brian Tyms, Sealver Siliga, and LaAdrain Waddle). The 2015 tenders were $3.354 million for the 1st round tender, $2.356 million for the 2nd round tender, and $1.542 million for original round tenders. The minimum increase is 5%. The maximum increase is 10%.
- Out of the potential UFAs (Ryan Wendell, Brandon Gibson, Tarell Brown, Akiem Hicks, Tavon Wilson, DaKoda Watson, Stephen Jackson, Nate Ebner, and LaGarette Blount) none of them are worthy of a franchise tag.
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Pats have a total of 74 players (53 active, 2 PUP, 18 IR, 1 NFI).55 of them signed for 20166 will be ERFA4 will be RFA9 will be UFA
- Rob Gronkowski – The Patriots will have until the start of the 2016 League to pick up Gronkowski’s $6 million option bonus. If they do, he will be signed through the 2019 season. As it stands right now, Gronk will have the 9th highest cap hit for a tight end in 2016, 7th highest in 2017, and the highest in both 2018 and 2019. The option bonus was originally $10 million but on July 30th the Patriots paid Gronkowski $4 million. Source for Gronk’s rankings: http://www.overthecap.com. If the Patriots do not, Gronk will become a free agent at the start of the 2016 League Year and the Patriots can not place the franchise tag on him.
- Jabaal Sheard – $500,000 of Sheard’s 2016 salary becomes fully guaranteed the 5th day of the 2016 league year.
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