Matt Barkley now released

[DJB]

 

[BarleyNY]

That lets him sign with another team after he gets healthy. Or he can sign back here after six weeks.

[Warcodered]

I mean I get he wasn't really good but he was a fun guy on the team.

 

Also the only one who kept this thing contained.

 

 

[RichRiderBills]

Likeable Bill...seems to have lost it. 

[Mango]

Matt Barkley was a grade A human here. Wish you the best my man!

[Rc2catch]

I would fully expect him to return to the practice squad later unless they fall in love with the new guy during that timeframe. 

[Charles Romes]

He’ll be back on an as-needed basis. No different than the last four years. 

[FilthyBeast]

Seems like a good dude but obviously not a good NFL QB and crazy to think a lot of so called experts had him pegged as a top 10 draft pick at one point before he decided to stay at USC another year.

[Jon in Pasadena]

43 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I mean I get he wasn't really good but he was a fun guy on the team.

 

Also the only one who kept this thing contained.

 

 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

40 minutes ago, Rc2catch said:

I would fully expect him to return to the practice squad later unless they fall in love with the new guy during that timeframe. 

Yeah, they love him here, and his wife is supposed to be a real “glue” person for the culture. Maybe they carry two QBs on the PS. They have room, at least right now.

[BuffaloBillyG]

There goes the second best punter this franchise has ever known. 

 

Seriously I have almost no doubt he will be back. This just starts the 6 or so week clock for him to be able to return. 

[JerseyBills]

When we win the SB , Barkley deserves a ring and they'll probably give him 1

[Toledo Bill]

56 minutes ago, DJB said:

 

The kind of guy I would hope the organization will find a place for.

[GunnerBill]

He will be back once the 6 weeks are done. 

[MJS]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

He will be back once the 6 weeks are done. 

For sure. They'll drop the new guy and add him back to the practice squad.

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

55 minutes ago, Warcodered said:

I mean I get he wasn't really good but he was a fun guy on the team.

 

Also the only one who kept this thing contained.

 

 

I mean he did have a winning record here if you count the games he played the majority in. I don’t think he was a bad backup at all, but not a top flight backup like Minshew or Fitz. 

[co_springs_billsfan]

Why don't they just hire him as a coach?

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Its interesting.  If he hadn't gone back to college for senior year he would be discussed as one of the biggest draft busts of all time. He was a preseason consensus #1 overall pick after his junior year. 

 

[Beck Water]

1 hour ago, BarleyNY said:

That lets him sign with another team after he gets healthy. Or he can sign back here after six weeks.

 

Not quite...it's the term of the settlement, plus 6 weeks.

Let's say he has a UCL injury estimated to require 5 weeks to heal.  As I understand it, he gets a 4 week settlement (because preseason isn't paid), and the Bills can sign him 6 weeks AFTER the those 4 weeks, in other words, Week 10.

 

 

11 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

He will be back once the 6 weeks are done. 

 

Again, Nope.  Length of the injury settlement, PLUS 6 weeks.

 

He can sign with any other team immediately.

[No_Matter_What]

Anybody has a clue why don't we do the same with TE Zach Davidson? He seems to be blocking §500k in the cap space, per Sportrac.