La'El Collins opt out

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(02-18-2023, 11:36 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: I could be wrong, but isn't an injury settlement for an injury that happened in that ongoing season?

Otherwise there'd be no point in contracts having "guarantees for injury".


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EDIT:
https://en.as.com/en/2021/11/05/nfl/1636111487_338373.html

The link also talks about Stephon Gilmore who was going to get released by the Patriots while still recovering from quad surgery he got in December of the previous season.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32347469/new-england-patriots-releasing-cb-stephon-gilmore-contract-talks-fail-source-says

It appears you may be correct:

https://russellstreetreport.com/salarycap/nfl-glossary/#:~:text=An%20Injury%20Settlement%20is%20usually,the%20player's%20scheduled%20base%20salary.

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Quote: – In the NFL, an injured player cannot be released.  Often a team and player will reach an Injury Settlement in lieu of putting, or keeping, the player on IR for the rest of the season.  Once an Injury Settlement is reached, the player is released.  This is done when the player has a chance to recover from injury and play again in that season.  However, if the player is still under contract for future seasons and the team wants to retain the player’s rights for the future, the team will not agree to an Injury Settlement and instead decide to continue to carry the player on Injured Reserve (IR).

This makes me rethink my stance. I was wondering why folks were saying injury settlement was the best move. It appears the 6th Wednesday after the Superbowl we can release him and only owe the guaranteed money. With this new information I think we should cut bait