Sgt. Largent
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DJrmb":2cjg7lh6 said:From what I've heard the team did Doug a solid by releasing him rather than him having to retire. By releasing him he is guaranteed to keep all his signing bonus (something they could have gone after if he was forced to retire instead) and he is also protected injury wise if he is unable to play anymore (retiring would have waived any right to an injury settlement).
It also saves us 9M in cap this year, and possibly 20M in 2020. So not entirely altruistic on our part..........and IMO we wouldn't have made him pay back the pro-rated signing bonus portion. Just like we didn't make Marshawn pay his back.
It's what good organizations do.