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Patriots Football Daily: Contract Triggers for Patriots Players
New England Patriots offensive tackle Trent Brown had his contract reworked early last season. It gave him the ability to collect more money at the time, while still being able to hit free agency in 2024. Nick Korte and Miguel Benzan report there are four upcoming triggers for Patriots players’ 2024 contracts, including Trent Brown.
Trent Brown was the Patriots’ biggest bright spot on offense at the midway point of the 2023 season. However, he had issues with both health and attitude that contributed to a poor second half. Pro Football Focus graded Brown at 80.2 for the 2023 season. Brown recorded only one game score above 62.1 after Week 7. He was critical of the team’s handling of Malik Cunningham, and reportedly told teammates he planned to play in the NFC next season (before the 2023 season was over). While Bill Belichick and the offensive staff might be gone, there are still plenty of people in Foxboro who cannot be thrilled with Brown’s contributions to the team culture last season. A return seems unlikely.
Jalen Mills, also with a deal voiding in March, will presumably be headed to free agency as well. He was featured in a recent Patriots Roster Breakdown segment.
Raekwon McMillan is due a roster bonus in March. He has been with the New England Patriots for two seasons but has only played in one game to date (he did record a sack). McMillan began 2022 on the PUP list and 2023 on IR. Health is a determining factor in what McMillan can bring to the squad. The roster bonus kicks in on Mar. 16 and would pay McMillan $255,000.
#Patriots defense might benefit from more Raekwon McMillan. pic.twitter.com/AZGbKvegZV
— Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) November 26, 2022
Finally, cornerback J.C. Jackson is due a roster bonus of $2 million on that same date. Jackson counts $14.375 million against the New England Patriots salary cap in 2024 if he remains on the roster. Considering Jackson’s struggles on the field last season, not even considering issues off it at this point, there is no scenario in which J.C. Jackson will still be on the Patriots roster to collect that money. He could still return to New England via free agency.
Also in today’s Patriots Daily…
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Patriots Football Now – Patriots Football Sunday
Patriots Football Now – Questions and concerns for offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt
“The Dynasty”
Patriots Football Now – Review of Episode 1: Backup Plan
Patriots Football Now – Review of Episode 2: The Snow Bowl
NFL Draft
Patriots Football Now – NFL Draft: History of the No. 3 pick
Patriots Football Now – NFL Mock Draft 2.0
NFL News
Patriots Football Now – Key dates on the 2024 NFL calendar
NFL.com – Biggest Super Bowl windows
Pro Football Network – Baker Mayfield contract projection
Yardbarker – Predicting the future for Justin Fields
ESPN – Ravens extend WR Nelson Agholor
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Football Fun Fact of the Day
The 2003 and 2004 New England Patriots knocked the Indianapolis Colts in the playoffs both years on their way to becoming back-to-back Super Bowl Champions. Those Patriots teams have two representatives in the Pro Football Hall of Fame (Ty Law, and Richard Seymour). Their Colts rivals already have six (Bill Polian, Tony Dungy, Peyton Manning, Edgerrin James, Marvin Harrison, and Dwight Freeney).
Post of the Day
Post of the Day comes from Simpsons NFL with a clip from The Simpsons to summarize every NFL teams 2023 season…
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— Simpsons NFL (@TheSimpsonsNFL) February 16, 2024
