Jets were in contract negotiations with Leon and apparently had an offer on the table. No one is sure what the offer was, so we can't comment on it. But if you are unhappy, asking for more money than the starter, then get hurt, you can expect such treatment. Injured players are released or traded ALL THE TIME in the NFL. We had to let Lito go as well, even though he had a huge contract in front of him. He was a huge injury risk. Leon didn't have a contract and no body in their right mind would offer a big contract to someone who is useless until he takes the field. Jets had to see what Leon has before they could offer him anything significant after the injury. Its a very common practice.
having it happen to a teammate does make it more of a reality but i can be fairly confident that injury is a big concern either way.
There's no problem with this thread title if you understood the situation before reading the title. I think most of us here do.
the leon msg for us is that it would be silly to re-sign a player even one snap before we absolutely have to. and john abraham was the original 'play soft so i don't get injured and hurt my trade chances'
"Within those rules, we’re trying to do the best job we can," said Johnson. "He's one of our guys." I wouldn't trust Woody Johnson as far as I could throw him.
you really think Mangold is going somewhere? For all of you who are about to "Chicken Little" this situation - grow a pair. Seriously, fucking grow a pair. Scared little girls.
Most teams especially ones trying to sell PSLs don't allow a player who is the best in the game at his position walk away. I don't know all the rules but I would imagine worse case scenario is that Mangold would be franchised if we could not reach a deal. You can't compare Mangold's situation to Leon's. Leon was a good player with some speed who did a few things exceptionally well but Mangold is a potential HOF player.
You don't see many other players getting re-signed this offseason, do you? DeSean Jackson and Patrick Willis got re-signed because of some loophole, but most players who deserve to get new contracts (like Chris Johnson) can't because of the 30% rule. Bet you didn't know that.
Salary cap uncertainty is the reason If you don't know what, or even if there will be, a salary cap and you don't know the rules of how the salary is calculated for purposes of such a salary cap (e.g., how are signing bonuses treated, do incentive bonuses count against the cap, etc.), how can you possibly enter into a long term contract? I wouldn't expect that Mangold is going anywhere. The jets and the other NFL teams need guidance on what the new rules will be before they can enter into any long term contracts. I'm sure the Jets fully intend and expect to keep Mangold, even if they have to franchise him when the time comes.
