Webb is not our QB coach. Speculation was wrong

[BobbyC81]

13 hours ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

Um.  $240k is way more than a practice squad guy like Webb makes.

https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/eagles/heres-how-much-money-nfl-practice-squad-players-make

An Accrued Season is a single season with 6 or more regular-season games on "full pay status", meaning active roster or IR

 

I'm unclear on whether games where the player was elevated from PS then returned after the game count towards accrued seasons, but either way it's a moot point; despite being drafted in 2017, Webb only has 2 games in 5 years.

 

So Webb made $165k plus $36,700 (one game at NFL minimum) or about $200k.

 

Which is still more than most of the US population earns.

 

It's my understanding that a full position coach, such as an RB coach, or a QB coach, could make $200-400k, but that his assistants (assistant QB coach, offensive assistant) might be paid more in the 5-figure range, $40-50k since these are kind of considered an apprenticeship.

 

Said to be hiring Joe Brady

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33201753

Getzenberg/ESPN is usually pretty reliable.

Guess where he went to college....

Penn St?

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Isn't the entire idea of a "Futures Contract" to lock the player up as soon as the season ends? Could be the Bills figure no other team is likely to sign him, or he's been a loyal well liked player, maybe he asked the Bills not to sign him so he can see if there's interest elsewhere.

 

If not maybe he does come back to Bills until he does go into coaching at some some point.  Considering there is now officially an open Assistant QB coach position available, maybe the Bills just keep the slot open until he's ready to hang up the cleats.  In the mean time he fills that position and is available to play when/if needed.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

40 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

Isn't the entire idea of a "Futures Contract" to lock the player up as soon as the season ends? Could be the Bills figure no other team is likely to sign him, or he's been a loyal well liked player, maybe he asked the Bills not to sign him so he can see if there's interest elsewhere.

 

He doesn't have to "ask the Bills not to sign him".  If he's offered a futures contract, all he has to do is...not sign it

 

Yes, the idea of a futures contract is to lock the player up as soon as the new league year starts, instead of having them be a free agent.

It gives the PS guys a tiny bit of security telling them they'll be brought into OTAs and camp with a team, but it doesn't give them any $$ AFAIK.

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

3 minutes ago, Hapless Bills Fan said:

 

He doesn't have to "ask the Bills not to sign him".  If he's offered a futures contract, all he has to do is...not sign it

 

Yes, the idea of a futures contract is to lock the player up as soon as the new league year starts, instead of having them be a free agent.

It gives the PS guys a tiny bit of security telling them they'll be brought into OTAs and camp with a team, but it doesn't give them any $$ AFAIK.

 

OK wondered about that if player had option to sign it or not.  So also possible he told the Bills he wasn't going to sign one, or just not a priority with him as he's not going anywhere.  Did read someplace teams can pay more that league required amounts to PS players, so if wanted Bills could pay him more for "coaching help"

[skibum]

Maybe he's not ready to give up on the chance of signing somewhere for a roster player's salary. Even league minimum would be nice. Looking unlikely, but maybe worth a shot. I just can't believe the Bills would walk away from him, knowing how important he has been to Josh Allen's prep. But that's just what I read somewhere, I don't actually know anything. 

[Don Otreply]

1 hour ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

OK wondered about that if player had option to sign it or not.  So also possible he told the Bills he wasn't going to sign one, or just not a priority with him as he's not going anywhere.  Did read someplace teams can pay more that league required amounts to PS players, so if wanted Bills could pay him more for "coaching help"

I believe you are correct in that teams can pay a PS guy more money than the minimum that has been stated, it’s done primarily to keep them from accepting an offer from another team, iirc we somewhat recently had a WR that we did this with, lots of threads /posts concerning him a couple years back, 😁

 

Go Bills!!!

[Saxum]

6 hours ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

 

OK wondered about that if player had option to sign it or not.  So also possible he told the Bills he wasn't going to sign one, or just not a priority with him as he's not going anywhere.  Did read someplace teams can pay more that league required amounts to PS players, so if wanted Bills could pay him more for "coaching help"

 

They changed rules in 2021 after some teams paid PS players full salary of a draft pick.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-practice-squad-salaries-rules-2021/1wt851t0mlm9c1amafmqrx6dll

[MJS]

Duh. That was never going to happen. People were saying the same thing about Anderson a few years ago.

 

By and large, players do not want to get into coaching. Sometimes they do, but usually they don't.