purple haze Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: So what are the rules about bringing back a guy with an injury settlement? Not sure if rule is the same, but it used to be that a player given an injury settlement could return to the same team 6 weeks after the end of the settlement time. So, say DiMarco was given a three week injury settlement (meaning that the player’s injury was expected to take three weeks to heal), he could re-sign with the Bills after week 9. He’s free to sign with a different team at any time though. Fullbacks being rarely used these days across the league, I’m not sure if there is a market for DiMarco. Later in the season he would theoretically be healthy for a playoff run, with knowledge of the offensive system, and a good addition to the special teams. I’m not sure if the rule is the same though or if it’s been changed due to Covid in some way. Edited September 8, 2020 by purple haze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 35 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: name one Peterman's first career INT was intended for DiMarco and bounced right off the crown of his helmet. That was memorable. The first of many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan89 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Makes sense, I always heard he was on the roster mainly for his special teams ability and his locker room presence. I guess when you start a rebuild you need a few of those guys to adjust the culture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 38 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: name one The Houston playoff deep ball is pretty unforgettable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 37 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said: name one I can only hope Diggs can replace him in our deep ball game. THAT, sir, was indeed memorable! (Not all memories are good ones.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple haze Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Just now, NoSaint said: The Houston playoff deep ball is pretty unforgettable That was truly a terrible occurrence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Didn’t see that coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Joe Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 27 minutes ago, Whkfc said: He must have wanted out. Agreed... interesting that he didn’t want to hang around the locker room this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangarang Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Who’s going to be our deep threat in the playoffs now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poblano Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 He was clearly in danger with Matakevich in ST, his role as captain was only for those duties, his offensive production wasn't enough (existing) to keep him in the roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 47 minutes ago, delirious said: That was a great night. I remember it well. This is actually really surprising, or at least on the merits of McDermott's comments. He made it sound like a bad injury that may be career-threatening. The truth is the Bills didn't want DiMarco. That's what an injury settlement means every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warcodered Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Giuseppe Tognarelli said: That was a great night. I remember it well. This is actually really surprising, or at least on the merits of McDermott's comments. He made it sound like a bad injury that may be career-threatening. The truth is the Bills didn't want DiMarco. That's what an injury settlement means every single time. I mean McDermott never throws anyone under the bus let alone a veteran Captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 36 minutes ago, Jauronimo said: Peterman's first career INT was intended for DiMarco and bounced right off the crown of his helmet. That was memorable. The first of many. Beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 38 minutes ago, purple haze said: Not sure if rule is the same, but it used to be that a player given an injury settlement could return to the same team 6 weeks after the end of the settlement time. So, say DiMarco was given a three week injury settlement (meaning that the player’s injury was expected to take three weeks to heal), he could re-sign with the Bills after week 9. He’s free to sign with a different team at any time though. Fullbacks being rarely used these days across the league, I’m not sure if there is a market for DiMarco. Later in the season he would theoretically be healthy for a playoff run, with knowledge of the offensive system, and a good addition to the special teams. I’m not sure if the rule is the same though or if it’s been changed due to Covid in some way. Yes about the return time (at least with the old CBA and I doubt the new one changed it.) Injury settlements can also give a team a chance at getting a player back during that same season. There is a rule in place that the team (agreeing to a settlement) can’t resign that player until a minimum of six weeks passes following the amount of weeks of the initial settlement. So for our MCL example, the team cannot resign that player for the first eleven weeks. For a player who did a three week/3 game settlement, his team can’t sign him back until after week nine. However, the player is free to sign with another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnCoke11 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 He’ll be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giuseppe Tognarelli Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Warcodered said: I mean McDermott never throws anyone under the bus let alone a veteran Captain. It was just funny because it was the same press conference in which he talked about being fair to the media and shooting straight, yet he pretty much lied about DiMarco. Let's call it heavy deceit. Edited September 8, 2020 by Giuseppe Tognarelli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColoradoBills Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Hapless Bills Fan said: I actually did NOT see that coming. If I never see that again it will be too soon. I mean I guess a lot of fans feel that way but after he was forced to take a 800k pay cut earlier this year I figured he would not make the cuts. His injury saved him from being cut and thus (IMO) forced the injury settlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderweb Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 All the best to you Pat. You've been a class act and man of high character. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBBills Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Doc said: No surprise. Thanks for the memories, Pat! What memories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Well, if you can think of it, it probably exists. And, here it is: The Patrick DiMarco Highlight Reel! Unfortunately, the only highlight in a Bills uniform is his catch-and-run from Allen in '18. Good times! Or, rather, good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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