On Monday, it was reported that the Broncos and Dolphins agreed to a deal sending running back C.J. Anderson to Miami in exchange for right tackle Ja’Wuan James trade before Miami 86’d the deal. However, Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald (on Twitter) hears that the Dolphins did not want to make that deal and there was no such agreement in place. In any case, James remains on board as the Dolphins’ starting right tackle and the Broncos have since acquired Jared Veldheer from the Cardinals via trade.
Here’s more from the AFC East:
- Bills guard Richie Incognito says that he is done playing football, but LeSean McCoy badly wants him to stay on board. On Instagram, the Buffalo running back offered up a $300K check if Incognito stays with the team and helps him reach 1,500 yards. It would be highly unorthodox – and possibly a violation of league rules – if Incognito were to take McCoy up on his offer. However, McCoy’s pitch illustrates Incognito’s importance to the team. The Bills may be compelled to offer Incognito a better deal to continue playing, though the guard’s latest comments indicate that he cannot be talked out of retirement.
- The Bills are entitled to recover $2.15MM from Incognito if he really is done playing, Joel Corry of CBSSports.com (on Twitter) notes. That sum represents the $1.15MM 2018 signing bonus proration from his 2016 deal and the $1MM signing bonus in his recently renegotiated contract.
- The Jets now have a whopping 17 wide receivers on the roster. Calvin Watkins of Newsday ran down every WR in the mix with a quick evaluation of each player’s chances of making the final cut.
I don’t think McCoy thought this through that well. If he is offering 300k to Richie won’t he have to offer all the other OL that run block a cheque too?
What he is stating is that Richie consistently pulls and leads the blocking down field in the second and even third level of defense.
Yes the other linemen are blocking but none are as instrumental in the success that Shady has enjoyed while in Buffalo
I think Shady is in for some teasing from teammates now. He’ll get comments like “I know I’m only half as good as Ritchie was so you only need to leave a cheque for 150k in my locker”.
I almost feel bad for Incognito, but it’s hard to feel bad for stupid people making a stupid decision. Especially when he makes 25x as much as me.
If you think people sit around trying to decide how to get their liver and kidneys to shut down, then I guess the question of who is stupid has been resolved.
What?
How much is the bonus for McCoy to hit 1500 yards?
If he collects on all his performance incentives he will earn an extra 2.5 mill according to Over The Cap. They didn’t provide a breakdown of each bonus though.
IMO once he realizes he has to pay back the couple of mil$ from his signing bonus etc he will be back.