Originally Posted by Mecca:
If he were to walk away they would want him to pay money back, that's how it works.
Also I think he wants to have the money to pay for the care of his brother.
With the CTE lawsuits going on, if he retires due to his 5th concussion (all at the NFL level), there's no way the NFL is going to want to see the Bills pursuing that signing bonus.
This is clearly a situation where a guy with a concussion history is retiring due to said concussions. I'd imagine an arbitrator would rule in his favor either way and the Bills don't want to be 'that team' when dealing with future potential FAs.
I think he could walk away if they get 4-5 weeks down the road and he's still dealing with concussion symptoms. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
With the CTE lawsuits going on, if he retires due to his 5th concussion (all at the NFL level), there's no way the NFL is going to want to see the Bills pursuing that signing bonus.
This is clearly a situation where a guy with a concussion history is retiring due to said concussions. I'd imagine an arbitrator would rule in his favor either way and the Bills don't want to be 'that team' when dealing with future potential FAs.
I think he could walk away if they get 4-5 weeks down the road and he's still dealing with concussion symptoms.
Originally Posted by Mecca:
As soon as Wade started looking like he was making the team Smith was screwed because he isn't making it because he's a return guy anymore.
Didn't think he was very good at that either. [Reply]