Titans are encouraging Brett, whom they cut, to stay on the ready in the event their rookie doesn't cut it.

[JohnBonhamRocks]

I knew Kern only wasn’t signing here because he was being held hostage by his former employer

[Turbo44]

would hope theyd at least put him on PS and give him a little $$

[Beck Water]

23 minutes ago, Rochesterfan said:

Isn’t this essentially what the Bills did with Matt Barkley yesterday.

You are a vested veteran- stay around and maybe we can find a spot for you.

 

Not at all.  Matt is a smart guy.  He could read the tea leaves and know, when the Bills signed him after signing Keenum, he was coming back here to be the PS QB.

 

It would be analogous to the Bills telling Barkley, "We won't offer you any job, including a spot on our practice squad.  But please turn down any job offers you may receive in favor of sitting in your living room waiting for us to call"

[Allen2D̶i̶g̶g̶s̶TBD]

"We fired you so we could replace you with someone younger and cheaper, but please don't accept any other job offers in case we made the wrong decision"

[Beck Water]

40 minutes ago, SlimShady'sSpaceForce said:

Is this legal?

 

 

 

The legality, not the player

 

 

Yeah, why would it not be legal?

 

It might be sketchy ethics - there was stuff in the media a few years back about how the Patriots would over-promise and string guys along to get them to stay available and some of the guys would turn down opportunities with bottom-feeder teams in the hopes the Championship NE Patriots would toss them a scrap.  We know where Vrabel comes from.

 

But it's not illegal, it's "On" the player if they choose to turn down an opportunity to play for the Lions or whoever in hopes of a shot with the Patriots.

[Beast]

He was probably a ranch guy anyway.

[Freddie's Dead]

Legal AF, he's a Free Agent.

[Beck Water]

52 minutes ago, wppete said:

Would be insane if he forgoes a a years  pay in his prime earning years which he probably has a year or two left to stay on for zero money just incase….. Some really stupid people out there these days. 

 

I don't think "stupid" is the operative word here. 

 

Kern has had a 15 year NFL career with $28M career earnings.  He's been living in Tennessee for 13 years.  He's got kids, maybe they're playing sports and trying out for the school play.

 

When you've got "enough" money, whatever that means to you, you have the luxury of deciding whether to take a job that uproots your family or isolates you from them for 5-6 months, or deciding to sit on your investments.  Apparently Kern has decided that whatever investments and side businesses he has are "enough"

Edited August 31, 2022 by Beck Water

[Captain Caveman]

Did he actually say the Bills offered to bring him in and he said no, or just that he's not signing here.  Based on the other punter already being in town today I'd guess Kern maybe wasn't their first choice.

[StHustle]

Not illegal but it is illogical.

[Beck Water]

4 minutes ago, Captain Caveman said:

Did he actually say the Bills offered to bring him in and he said no, or just that he's not signing here.  Based on the other punter already being in town today I'd guess Kern maybe wasn't their first choice.

 

It was reported that the Bills had reached out to him (immediately after he was cut) but he was "weighing all his options"

[Buffalo716]

The bills tell every player they cut that they like to stay in shape and be ready for a phone call

 

 

[The Wiz]

2 minutes ago, Beck Water said:

 

It was reported that the Bills had reached out to him (immediately after he was cut) but he was "weighing all his options"

So the polite version of "go f*** yourselves"

[BillsfaninSB]

Can we just do a do-over of the 2022 draft from the 6th round and on?  I’m not asking for much. 

[HOUSE]

I am not buying this story at all...

That would show little conference in their new punter and no team would do that. 

 

[Rampage]

Why wouldn’t it be legal? He’s not forced to sign with anyone. They prefer living in Nashville over Buffalo, really is that simple.

[freddyjj]

1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:

The bills tell every player they cut that they like to stay in shape and be ready for a phone call

 

 

what about the Jills, not so much?

 

[Buffalo716]

2 minutes ago, freddyjj said:

what about the Jills, not so much?

 

We don’t talk about the ***** anymore lol

 

 

[Royale with Cheese]

19 minutes ago, Beast said:

He was probably a ranch guy anyway.

 

I dip my omelet in ranch.  Ranch instead of ketchup for fries.  Ranch instead of butter on a baked potato.  Because ranch is great...ranch is life. 

[frostbitmic]

I think his father said that he'd rather retire than move his family. So it's Tennessee or the couch.