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Well I'm runnin', I'm runnin', I'm runnin' down the proud highway Yeah I'm runnin', I'm runnin', I'm runnin' down the proud highway And as long as I keep movin', I won't need a place to stay Ooh ooh oohooh ooh ooh, ooh oohooh oohooh Motorcycle Mama, won't you lay your big spike down? Motorcycle Mama, won't you lay your big spike down? I always get in trouble when you bring that around Motorcycle Mama, won't you lay it down? Ooh ooh oohooh ooh ooh, ooh oohooh oohooh.

The opposite of what everybody thinks is true. First off, the rule that used to require Keenum to be on the Texans roster through week 6 (or whatever it was) is gone. He doesn't. Secondly, and nobody knows this apparently but me, if a compensatory free agent is traded, he counts as a gained free agent against the team that trades for him, even if the team that trades for him is the same team that lost him. If the Bills trade for Keenum he cancels himself out in the formula, leaving us with 2 gained and 2 lost. The only way the Bills will lose the 3rd round pick is if they trade for Keenum.

Actually, trading for Keenum would cause the Bills to lose their 3rd round pick. Aside from having been pointed out that the rule requiring the player to be on the new team's roster until week 6 has been eliminated (making this whole scenario moot), if the Bills were to trade for Keenum he would then be considered a free agent "lost" and "gained," thereby cancelling him from the equation and costing us our pick. From the CBA, Appendix V, Article 3, subsection A . . . (CFA = Compensatory Free Agent) . . . " If a Club trades for a player who was a CFA during that League Year, whether the player was another Club’s CFA or the acquiring Club’s own CFA, the player will be considered a CFA gained by the acquiring Club and will be included in the Compensatory netting process described above. Trading for Keenum would cancel him out of the formula cost us the 3rd round pick.

Practice squad players can be signed immediately after the Wednesday noon waiver period ends. Well, technically it's shortly after that. Once that waiver period ends at noon the league sends out a list of every team's roster to all the teams. Once this Personnel Notice is sent they can begin signing PS players.

Yes, I totally get the use of the word and it's correct in its usage. But when the term was first invented for football, it suddenly became more common than a politician constantly inserting the "common sense" phrase into their new legislation. Which is another phrase I should have included in my rant. No single piece of legislation in the last 10 years has been introduced without the sponsor labeling it common sense legislation. Gets old quick.

Not for nothin' (see what I did there?), these offseason lines get used way too much - Brings something to the table Kick the tires Something left in the tank Then there's the edge. Nobody ever mentioned the edge until one day a bright football guy whose name I don't recall started talking about DEs and LBs "setting the edge" as in, getting penetration on the outside edge of the line and holding it so the play doesn't get outside, turning it back inside where there are more defenders. Suddenly every announcer started calling everything on the outside the edge. We have receivers lined up wide who are on the edge. A running back sprinting for the pylon is trying to get to the edge. DBs are chucking WRs on the edge. Or playing loose on the edge. We even invented a new position for edge rushers. Well at least that one refers to the actual edge and makes sense, but still. It was the same thing when somebody invented the word "space" to mean the open field. He's good in space. He makes tackles in space. I get it, it was a good invention of the term at the time, but holy hell was it ever overused for a few years. All of a sudden it seemed like every announcer got paid a dollar when he said the word space. Same thing happened with the edge. Thanks for letting me vent.

Agreed. We may need a little more space but it's not as much as a lot of people think.

Since the $750 million concussion lawsuit, everything and anything that has to do with helmets and head injury/safety is coordinated and agreed upon by both the NFL and the NFLPA. If they're mandatory in preseason it's because both sides agreed they should be. And if they're not mandatory or an option during the season, rest assured the decision has been made and agreed to by both sides.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-uKBIsXzA4

South Carolina put out its arms for me Right up until everything went black somewhere on Lonely Street And I still can't quite remember who helped me to my feet Thank God for a love that followed the angel's remedy Louisiana rain is falling just like tears Running down my face, washing out the years Louisiana rain is soaking through my shoes I may never be the same when I reach Baton Rouge

I really do appreciate the fact you're sittin' here Your voice sounds so wonderful But your face don't look too clear So, Barmaid, bring a pitcher, another round of brew Honey, why don't we get drunk and screw?

Ugh! I came late to this party but just tried it. No Bills option today though and let's just say I failed miserably. But it's pretty cool and look forward to tomorrow's test.

Big Jim was no one's fool, he owned the town's only diamond mine He made his usual entrance lookin' so dandy and so fine With his bodyguards and silver cane and every hair in place He took whatever he wanted to and he laid it all to waste But his bodyguards and silver cane were no match for the Jack of Hearts

I tried to give you consolation When your old man had let you down Like a fool, I fell in love with you Now my whole world's upside down

I understand about indecision But I don't care if I get behind People livin' in competition All I want is to have my peace of mind

Shawn Price once told me I was a mean lookin' mother effer.

The article seems to be written by an idiot. First of all, teams charter a whole plane just to fly to a road game. But even if the plane is a 767 it still maybe has 30 first class seats. Plus, the author seems to think that because the books aren't open to the public that they also aren't open to the NFLPA, and that the union just takes the league's word for it when its time to figure the salary cap. Garbage article.

Mostly, if the team gives it to the player it's supposed to count. Tom Brady and his TB12 business were looked into under section (4) to see if it was skirting the salary cap but was found not to be (of course). (iv) Non-Cash Provisions. (1) The fair market value of all non-cash provisions (e.g., automobiles, houses, insurance policies) shall be included in Team Salary during the year in which such provision is made. If the parties cannot agree on the fair market value of such provisions, such dispute will be submitted to the Impartial Arbitrator. (2) Any tangible item of value provided to unsigned players (or their affiliates) recruited by Clubs will be included in Salary. Reasonable travel cost, lodging and entertainment, incurred in connection with recruiting an unsigned player (or his affiliate) at a Club facility or Club geographic area will not be included in Team Salary or Benefits. Miscellaneous costs associated with recruiting unsigned players but not paid to players (or their affiliates) are not included as part of Salary or Benefits, except as set forth above. (3) Expenses for travel, board and lodging for a player participating in an offseason workout program or classroom instruction shall not be included in Salary or Team Salary, so long as such expenses are reasonable and customary and generally offered to all players by that club. Any such expenses in excess of reasonable and customary levels, or not generally offered to all players by that Club, shall immediately be included in Salary and Team Salary. (4) The voluntary provision to all players on a Club of meals, team apparel, or one team trip for celebrations in each League Year (plus any trips to the White House for the Super Bowl Champions) will not be included in Team Salary or Player Costs. This Subsection does not affect the treatment of consideration paid to a player for services other than football playing services, as provided in Section 4(b) above. (5) Except as provided in Subsections 6(e)(iv)(2)–(4) above, if any money or tangible item of value is provided by any Club to any player (or his affiliate) not pursuant to this Agreement or a Player Contract, the value of the money or item shall immediately be included in Salary and the Team Salary of the Club making such provision. This Subsection does not apply to consideration paid to a player (or his affiliate) for nonfootball playing services, which are subject to Section 4(b) above. (6) If a Club provides one or more gifts to a player during the term of the player’s Player Contract to commemorate the player’s retirement, and the player has been under contract with the Club in three or more seasons, the fair market value of such gifts up to $15,000 shall not be counted as Salary, and any excess fair market value above $15,000 shall be counted as Salary. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if the player has been under contract with the Club in less than three seasons, the entire fair market value of any such gifts shall be counted as Salary. (7) Without limiting Subsection (4) above or any other provision of this Agreement, each Club participating in the Super Bowl may elect to provide its players with a gift or gifts, the value of which shall not, in the aggregate, exceed a manufacturer’s suggested retail price (less an imputed discount of 10%) of $1,350 in the 2020 League Year, increasing $50 per League Year thereafter. The total amount of such gifts provided to players shall be charged to the Club’s Team Salary for that League Year (or, if the Club does not have adequate Room to absorb the full charge, then the difference shall be carried over and charged to the Club’s Team Salary for the following League Year). The Club shall provide the Management Council and the NFLPA with a description of the gifts provided, proof of the manufacturer’s suggested retail price, and a list of the players receiving the gift. The terms of this Subsection shall not affect in any way the status or any treatment of Super Bowl rings provided to players, and this Subsection may not be referred to in any dispute regarding such rings.

Won't you lay down beside me the cold's creepin' in And hold me 'til I'm warm and sleeping again I can tell on your breath all the places you've been You got lost in those Queen City streets once again Tie tight your boots, bundle up to the wind A Canadian cold front's movin' southward again It busts down the alley and freezes the men Who got lost in those Queen City streets once again

Sometimes I'm a strong man Sometimes cold and scared And sometimes I cry But that time I saw you I knew with you to light my nights Somehow I'd get by Lovers forever face to face My city, your mountains Stay with me, stay I need you to love me I need you today Give to me your leather Take from me my lace

Men, they build towers to their passing yes, to their fame everlasting Here he comes chopping and reaping, hear him laugh at their cheating And time waits for no man, and it won't wait for me Yes, time waits for no one, and it won't wait for thee

The wind it was howlin' and the snow was outrageous We chopped through the night and we chopped through the dawn When he died I was hopin' that it wasn't contagious But I made up my mind that I had to go on I broke into the tomb, but the casket was empty There was no jewels, no nothin', I felt I'd been had When I saw that my partner was just bein' friendly When I took up his offer I must-a been mad I picked up his body and I dragged him inside Threw him down in the hole and I put back the cover I said a quick prayer then I felt satisfied Then I rode back to find Isis just to tell her I love her

She said we couldn't do no wrong No other love could be so strong She locked up my heart in her bottom drawer Now she took my heart, she took my keys From in my old blue dungarees And I'll never go to Texas anymore

Only with an injury settlement.

Ugh. First of all, the restructure in March was two different things. Diggs had a $16 guaranteed option bonus that had to be exercised by March 21. Don't anybody be fooled by the word "option" in a guaranteed option bonus. It's not an option on whether to pay it, it's guaranteed after all. It's a team option on how to pay it. That means when the guaranteed bonus is due the team has the option to pay it all in the season as guaranteed salary (almost never happens) or to convert it into signing bonus and prorate it over the rest of the contract (almost always happens). The sole existence of a (guaranteed) 2nd year option bonuses is a way to guarantee a player more money at signing, but not having it hit the salary cap until the 2nd year of the contract, while still being able to prorate it in the subsequent years. All the big contracts have them, White, Allen tons of players on all teams around the league. Many times those of us who look casually at the numbers don't always even realize they're there because in many cases the restructure of the bonus is automatic. And even if it's not automatic it always still happens except in rare cases. Because it's literally always going to happen, very often sites like Spotrac simply show the number as option bonus and the cap hits in future years as though the restructure has already happened, and we don't really even see it as a restructure. So we never think about it. This $16 million was an option bonus in the 2nd year of the new contract Diggs signed in 2022. And yes, by agreeing to be paid in option bonus form, Diggs totally gave, and expected, the Bills to "restructure" that part of his contract in March. So the only part of any March restructure we're talking about in relation to the OP's question is the $6.745 million of guaranteed salary that was also converted to signing bonus and gained some $5+ million in cap space. The CBA specifically requires all salary to be paid throughout the season in either weekly or bi-weekly payments. It is possible, as maddenboy pointed out above, to have an addendum whereby a player can agree to let the team restructure salary without gaining permission. But the real point is, whether Diggs had that in his contract or not, even if he could have refused and did refuse, he could only have refused to restructure the $6.745 million. Everything else he already agreed to when he signed the new contract in 2022. It would have been possible for the Bills to reduce the dead cap by another $16 million but they would have had to trade Diggs before that exercise date of March 21st. That was unlikely and didn't happen, and the option bonus was converted as expected. So the end result is, the restructuring of the $6.745 million in March that increased our '23 cap space by $5+ million, also increased our dead cap figure for trading Diggs in 2023 from $38.721 million to $45.466 million. That number could be split by trading Diggs after June 1st. But the total amount is the same. So, as Mango said above, restructuring Diggs didn't make him unmovable this year. Giving him the whole new contract with tons of guaranteed money in 2022 did that. Whether Diggs had the ability to negate any restructure in March is basically irrelevant since the only amount of dead cap he could have controlled was a mostly negligible when compared to what was already there.