That's essentially what the Panthers are saying to the Jets in regard to possible interest in Dewayne Robertson. The Panthers need help on their defensive line -- didn't they used to have that big guy Jenkins? -- but according to a blog in the Charlotte Observer if the Jets decide to dump D-Rob on the sidewalk, the Panthers may be interested enough to scoop him up. Of course, there may be more than a few dumpster-divers ready to vulture in on Robertson if and when he becomes a former Jet.
The report says that the Jets tried to squeeze Robertson into that Jenkins a few weeks ago but the Panthers wanted draft picks not players with unmanagable contracts. This way they can negotiate their own unreasonable, franchise-crippling agreements with players. Since then the Jets have come close to trading Robertson twice, once to the Bengals and once to the Broncos.
Most NFLers expect Robertson to be pushed overboard before June when he is due a $3 million roster bonus. They could keep him and play him beside Jenkins on the defensive line, but that would have to be under a restructured contract. Plus he's not attending the voluntary workouts, so it appears that Robertson has no desire to be someplace he's not wanted.
Everytime I think about Robertson staying with the Jets for 2008, I remember the look in the eyes of Derrick Strait a few years back when he was traded to the Browns for Lee Suggs but had to come back to the Jets when Suggs flunked his Jets physical.
Two words come to mind: Awk and ward.
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So i like the idea of getting rid of dwayne but how much of a salary cap hit would we take if we have to dump him before june 1st. Basically im asking if we dont get him in to a trade and we have to cut him how much will it cost.
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/pla...ort=NFL&id=925
2003: Signed a seven-year, $54 million contract. The deal includes $13 million in guarantees, the majority of which were paid in an option bonus.
2008: $6.8 million (+ $3 million roster bonus due in June)
2009: $4.5 million
2010: Free Agent.
Cap charges if we keep him
2008: $12 million
2009: $9.7 million
Cap charges if we cut him before June 1 (I think)
2008 hit: 7.4m (Frees up 4.6m in cap money in 2008.)
2009 hit: 0m (Frees up 9.7m in cap money in 2009)
Total cap savings over two years: 14.3m