Apparently the door is still open for a possible return for Chris ey. Bruce Allen confirmed as much and says the team will meet with ey next week. Per CBA rule changes, if ey is on the roster prior to week 1, his full 2012 salary would be guaranteed. There is no such guarantee if he is signed next week.
I would welcome him back obviously, but would be interested in learning who would be cut if he's re-signed.
The Washington Redskins have left open the possibility of re-signing veteran tight end Chris ey and plan to meet with him next week, General Manager Bruce Allen said Friday. Allen made those comments during an appearance at the National Press Club. “Yes, absolutely that door is still open,” Allen said, according to the team. “We have a meeting next week.”[
The Hogster wrote:Apparently the door is still open for a possible return for Chris ey. Bruce Allen confirmed as much and says the team will meet with ey next week. Per CBA rule changes, if ey is on the roster prior to week 1, his full 2012 salary would be guaranteed. There is no such guarantee if he is signed next week.
I would welcome him back obviously, but would be interested in learning who would be cut if he's re-signed.
The Washington Redskins have left open the possibility of re-signing veteran tight end Chris ey and plan to meet with him next week, General Manager Bruce Allen said Friday. Allen made those comments during an appearance at the National Press Club. “Yes, absolutely that door is still open,” Allen said, according to the team. “We have a meeting next week.”[
I'd like to see him back. There is no way they would keep 4 TEs, so I assume either Paul or Paulsen would be let go.
Given that Davis and ey are "receiver first" TEs, I'm pretty sure they would move Paul to the practice squad.
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During the emotional press conference announcing his release from the Redskins, tight end Chris ey was careful to say that it was his last day with the team “for now.”
That suggested the possibility of a return to Washington at a salary well below the $3.8 million he was scheduled to make this season. There’s some more fuel on that fire Friday after Redskins General Manager Bruce Allen said that the team has been talking to ey since he got dropped near the end of August.
“Yes, absolutely that door is still open,” Allen said, via the team’s Twitter account. “We have a meeting next week.”
The timing works out a little better for the Redskins than ey. By waiting until after Week One, the Redskins won’t need to guarantee ey’s salary for the entire season although their desire to bring him back suggests that the problem was his salary and not his ability to still contribute to the team. ey’s had time to get a sense of what kind of market there is for his services, which he can use to negotiate his way back to familiar surroundings in D.C.
There’s plenty of other teams who might like to avail themselves of the non-guaranteed salary, especially if they lose a key tight end this weekend, so it’s early to start rewriting ey’s name onto the Redskins roster. It wouldn’t be surprising if it still winds up happening, though.
Would be awesome if this happens.
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ICEMAN wrote:That won't be hard...we can start with "Look Ma...No Hands" Niles Paul
Well played sir.
I think Paul's special teams value keeps him on the team. If you look at Shannon Sharpe's early stats, I think MS will give Paul time to develop at the TE position. He's gone on record comparing him to a young Sharpe.
The Seahawks may be making a similar play on Kellen Winslow.
skinsfan#33 wrote:Kind of want to see ey go to a team where he gets plenty of playing time. It would be nice if that was the Skins, but I can't see it.
Of course if Niles keeps suffering from Carlos Stone Hands disease, maybe ey would get more playing time.
Who would you cut?
I love ey, but if they can find a decent OT to bring in I would prefer that, because our back up OT situation scares the me to death.
I don't know who we can afford to release in favor of ey. Perhaps Crezdon Butler but he's a special teams player. It would be tough. Niles Paul is big on Teams too. Jordan Black is a guy who would probably clear waivers, but as of right now, he's our primary swing backup Tackle.
There are no decent OT's out there right now. If there were, they're most likely Vets who would face similar non-guaranteed contracts just like ey will be dealing with.
As for ey, I think he'll be back and Paulsen will be on the PS. Paul will be the #3 TE and only see time on ST's and special packages.
frankcal20 wrote:There are no decent OT's out there right now. If there were, they're most likely Vets who would face similar non-guaranteed contracts just like ey will be dealing with.
As for ey, I think he'll be back and Paulsen will be on the PS. Paul will be the #3 TE and only see time on ST's and special packages.
ICEMAN wrote:That won't be hard...we can start with "Look Ma...No Hands" Niles Paul
Well played sir.
I think Paul's special teams value keeps him on the team. If you look at Shannon Sharpe's early stats, I think MS will give Paul time to develop at the TE position. He's gone on record comparing him to a young Sharpe.
The Seahawks may be making a similar play on Kellen Winslow.
Well, while I could see ey returning, don't think it will be because Paul is released.....think the coaching staff is pretty enamored with that experiment, so think that Paulsen would be the odd man out.....or someone else would suffer being cut.
But, if ey really wants to be a starter, do not see why he would come back with us other than he bleeds B & G.
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ICEMAN wrote:That won't be hard...we can start with "Look Ma...No Hands" Niles Paul
Well played sir.
I think Paul's special teams value keeps him on the team. If you look at Shannon Sharpe's early stats, I think MS will give Paul time to develop at the TE position. He's gone on record comparing him to a young Sharpe.
The Seahawks may be making a similar play on Kellen Winslow.
Unfortunately...A Shannon Sharpe...HE is NOT!
Oh, thanks for the accolade.
Shannon Sharpe was no Shannon Sharpe his first two seasons either. This is Paul's first season as a Tight End. Here's what Sharpe did in his first 2 years.
cleg wrote:Someone will likely get "hurt" this week and need to go on IR.
*hopefully someone wearing black and gold not burgundy and gold!
Try that again, CKR... only, this time read BETWEEN the lines...
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The Hogster wrote:Apparently the door is still open for a possible return for Chris ey. Bruce Allen confirmed as much and says the team will meet with ey next week. Per CBA rule changes, if ey is on the roster prior to week 1, his full 2012 salary would be guaranteed. There is no such guarantee if he is signed next week.
I would welcome him back obviously, but would be interested in learning who would be cut if he's re-signed.
The Washington Redskins have left open the possibility of re-signing veteran tight end Chris ey and plan to meet with him next week, General Manager Bruce Allen said Friday. Allen made those comments during an appearance at the National Press Club. “Yes, absolutely that door is still open,” Allen said, according to the team. “We have a meeting next week.”[
Cut Rex and re-sign ey. Rex will be a phone call away when Shanny feels the need to put him back on the roster.
A reporter asked Allen about the possibility of ey coming back. He said there is absolutely a chance, in fact they're meeting next week. It wasn't like the team came out with a press release.
Andre Carter wrote:Damn man, you know your football.
ey. Bruce Allen confirmed as much and says the team will meet with 
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