Gotta wonder about that $1M signing bonus in context of this medical claim. Money already paid to players is very difficult for teams to recoup, but it does happen in some circumstances. This would seem to be one of those - a bad faith negotiation where a player takes a signing bonus check and then retires. Claiming it was done in good faith, but he had to stop playing due to health issues might be RI trying to keep some or all of it. Not saying this is what is definitely happening, just something to keep an eye out for.