Ol Dirty B Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 23 minutes ago, Doc said: A player who retires is required to pay back the unamortized SB if the team requests it, but typically they don't. However in this case, he's getting his 2018 $5M salary fully guaranteed, which isn't typical. I suppose that Wood could say he's not retiring, but he basically said that he has to retire. It will be interesting to see which way this goes. This is more my reading of the situation. Perhaps he wasn't to risk it and the teams doctor's have decided he just can't be allowed to do that. How does that work? Their is such a gray area that exists in this and you add in the nature of the retirement, more so imposed on wood due to circumstance rather than just walking away healthy. It's easy to see how it got messy, and everyone can have a different view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I'm signing Luke Joeckel and waiting to see who else gets cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunnerBill Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said: I'm signing Luke Joeckel and waiting to see who else gets cut. Yuck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atlbillsfan1975 Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 I hope they can work it out. I can see both sides. Find a middle ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 5 minutes ago, atlbillsfan1975 said: I hope they can work it out. I can see both sides. Find a middle ground. I could see them asking for him to pay back next (his last) year's unamortized SB of $2.167M. He gets to keep this year's and gets the $5M base salary. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 My question is are the Bills still going after cash??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 3 hours ago, MAJBobby said: My question is are the Bills still going after cash??? I don't know if the Bills were ever going after the cash. I just surmised they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEpsYtown Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 4 hours ago, MAJBobby said: My question is are the Bills still going after cash??? Jeremy Cash signed with the Cardinals ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 21 hours ago, machine gun kelly said: From what he said himself and the serious neck injury, I can’t believe he’ll ever come back as it sounded serious. No one is suggesting he will play again. It's a legal issue regarding how his "departure from the team" will be labeled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 15 hours ago, Doc said: A player who retires is required to pay back the unamortized SB if the team requests it, but typically they don't. However in this case, he's getting his 2018 $5M salary fully guaranteed, which isn't typical. I suppose that Wood could say he's not retiring, but he basically said that he has to retire. It will be interesting to see which way this goes. 14 hours ago, Ol Dirty B said: This is more my reading of the situation. Perhaps he wasn't to risk it and the teams doctor's have decided he just can't be allowed to do that. How does that work? Their is such a gray area that exists in this and you add in the nature of the retirement, more so imposed on wood due to circumstance rather than just walking away healthy. It's easy to see how it got messy, and everyone can have a different view. I see it this way. Wood will retire but not because he doesn't want to play (ie Barry Sanders situation). He wants to retire because of a career ending injury. If the injury wasn't that bad he would be an IR candidate and as a fully vested veteran he would be eligible for all his 2018 money. It seems to me that having a career ending injury nothing would change here and he is eligible for all his 2018 money. The only thing that could be in question would be his 2019 signing bonus. If he was cut outright or injured (IR)/released as a vet he would get the signing bonus. There could be some sort of "injury settlement" over next years bonus but I kind of doubt it. As of now the Bills are responsible for his "treatments" health care etc. Both parties have had time to discuss this (lawyers, agents, NFLPA reps) that I expect this to be settled quickly. I hope! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete This Account Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) unlikely this will happen tomorrow (Friday), though Bills do want to gain the additional cap space sooner than later. jw Edited May 31, 2018 by john wawrow 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJBobby Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) And now he is Released. According to JW. So that is that. John Wawrow (@john_wawrow) 5/31/18, 4:15 PM Per source: The Buffalo #Bills have released C Eric Wood. Edited May 31, 2018 by MAJBobby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 2 hours ago, john wawrow said: unlikely this will happen tomorrow (Friday), though Bills do want to gain the additional cap space sooner than later. jw Fake news or head fake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete This Account Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, john wawrow said: unlikely this will happen tomorrow (Friday), though Bills do want to gain the additional cap space sooner than later. jw Well. Things changed. How's that for finding it out it wasn't going to happen, before finding out it actually was. jw My apologies on the confusion, but just going on what I was told at 1:30 and then again after 4. Edited May 31, 2018 by john wawrow 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Nails Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Thanks JW. You mention they want to money. Any indication that they are going to put it to use in the short term? Perhaps on the OL? Anyone care to explain the cap ramifications? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muppy Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jamie Nails said: Thanks JW. You mention they want to money. Any indication that they are going to put it to use in the short term? Perhaps on the OL? Anyone care to explain the cap ramifications? I will message Bumbles247 and get back to you on this he is a capologist extrordinaire. And likely someone here may reply first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanticleerBillsFan Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Buffalo rumbling said they are taking all the cap hit this year. 10 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 1 minute ago, muppy said: I will message Bumbles247 and get back to you on this he is a capologist extrordinaire. And likely someone here may reply first. Oldtimer already got a reply from Bumbles in another thread on this. Bumbles said the best the Bills could get in 2018 is $400,000 in cap savings and he didn't even think that would happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Turk Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 And like clockwork, Bills release Wood after the 5/31 business day ended at 4pm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 20 hours ago, Ol Dirty B said: Why should he give anything back? Double dipping? What are you talking about? That would be him getting cut, them signing with another team, failing a physical and being paid by both. The guy was hurt fulfilling his contract for a business worth billions. He shouldn't give a !@#$ing penny back. The multimillionaire "was hurt" but you make him sound like a laborer at Galleria Mall. His signing bonus is more than you'll make in your lifetime. Remind me not to hire a callous mercenary such as yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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