That could still change today, but the expectation is that Thuney will spend the 2020 season under the tag and thus push the decision about his long-term future back a few months. ET. Most of the players are no longer Patriots: Tom Brady, Antonio Brown and Stephen Gostkowski. Yet Thuney still is being paid handsomely for his position, as he'll be the NFL's second-highest-paid guard in 2020 behind Washington's Brandon Scherff. But cap-friendly deals laden with bonus money today often turn nastier tomorrow. The New England Patriots aren’t operating with an abundance of leftover cash right now.

Trading him for draft pick(s) creates enough cap space to operate the rest of the year. But parting with Thuney would be a tough blow to the Patriots’ offensive front, so moving him, one would think, would be a last resort. The Patriots might therefore be cautious when it comes to handing out top-of-the-market deals. Bill Belichick defends salary cap comments: ‘We sold out and won three Super Bowls’, Bill Belichick says Patriots DT Beau Allen won’t play this season, Cam Newton: Patriots haven’t ‘folded the tent’ after fourth consecutive loss, Patriots defense proves it can no longer carry sinking team in Buffalo loss, This website uses cookies to improve your experience. Of note: Releasing any player who makes $750,000 or less this season for cap reasons would be self-defeating because only the team’s top 51 earners count against the salary cap in the offseason, per the league’s Top 51 rule. Thuney has until July 15 to negotiate a long-term contract with the Patriots, who still have the option of trading him.
Right tackle Marcus Cannon is a curious case, though. By continuing to use the site, you accept our. Further, Joe Thuney has an estimated net worth of over $2 million. 2.) Even if he suffers an injury this year — Thuney is one of the most durable players in football and has never missed a game due to injury since joining the Patriots as a third-round draft pick in 2016 — he is likely in line for a major payday next year.

The New England Patriots recently freed up millions of dollars in salary cap space, but they didn't get any more relief Wednesday.

None of their other players with large cap hits make much sense for a release due to at least one of three reasons: suspect depth behind them, resulting dead money or they were recently retained. Benzan isn’t necessarily suggesting this, but he says if the team traded recently franchise-tagged offensive lineman Joe Thuney for a draft pick(s), it would find itself in a better position financially: Extending Joe Thuney could create over $6M in cap space. The Patriots’ highest-paid player in 2020 is their most obvious trade asset: left guard Joe Thuney. The emergence of 2019 third-round pick Damien Harris — or an incoming rookie — would quickly make him expendable and create $2.9 in cap savings this season.

Joe Thuney just became the surprising answer to a trivia question. Franchise tag salary… Still, it could be tempting to consider if the Patriots believe they can sign a free-agent offensive lineman with something to prove to a one-year deal. Not to mention, as is the case across the offensive line, Mason’s backup is a major question mark. Quiz: How well do you know Harris, Pence? Therefore, don’t expect an avalanche of extensions. Miguel Benzan of the Boston Sports Journal, Curran: Patriots need to halt the Brady spin cycle. Fullbacks James Develin and Dan Vitale aren’t likely to survive final cuts together, playing the same position and making around $1.2 million apiece.

But perhaps franchises run by former Pats assistants or executives — the Bucs, Dolphins, Lions, Giants or Titans — make a few such offers come draft day to pull away players like Mason, Thuney or Patrick Chung ($3.525 million in cap savings after June 1). Bills running attack finally finds its legs against Patriots, Female Athletes Who Will Leave You Without Words, Bill Belichick: Lack of cap space this year not an “excuse”. There are three options for clearing cap space in the NFL: restructuring contracts, releasing players or trading them. If Stidham or any other young QB the team might draft this year is the choice at QB, removing one of the few veteran offensive linemen from the roster might be the worst thing to do to a young signal-caller. Bill Belichick Says Patriots ‘Sold Out’ For Super Bowls, Cap Comments ‘Not An Excuse’, Bill Belichick Declares Patriots’ D-Tackle Beau Allen Out For Season. He plays a position with decent enough depth. In 2020, Thuney will earn a base salary of $14,781,000, while carrying a cap hit of $14,781,000 and a dead cap value of $14,781,000. With the draft and most of free agency behind us, the Pats find themselves tight up against the salary cap, much like when the offseason began. Aside from Stephon Gilmore — whose trade would be stunning — none of the Pats’ other top earners should be considered serious trade candidates for the same reasons they’re unlikely to be released and/or the fact they wouldn’t yield much of a return (Burkhead and Cannon). That’s led some to wonder if a trade of Joe Thuney is looming, as New England franchise tagged the offensive lineman earlier this offseason, so he’s now set to make $14 million in 2020. They can do a lot of maneuvering there, but I think it is going to take Thuney’s willingness to do it as much as anything.”. The Patriots aren't paying any player more than 8.9 percent of their total salary cap, a change from 2019 when Brady accounted for 10.7 percent of the team's cap space. Thumbnail photo via

Simply signing Thuney to an extension rather than keeping him under the franchise tag would also clear up the cap room. Thuney's contract is worth a fully guaranteed $14.781 million. Adam Schefter weighs in on the Patriots' decision to franchise tag OG Joe Thuney and how this could affect Tom Brady's future in New England. Number is w/ Top 51 rule so the salaries of bottom 9 players are not included. Thuney was the team’s best offensive lineman in 2019, and if the team hadn’t franchise tagged him, it is believed he would have commanded an annual salary in the area of $15 million. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. So, tabling that common cap maneuver, the front office is left with releasing players, trading them or executing other types of contract restructures; primarily extensions. However, this trade could come at a serious cost and it would effectively remove one of the few assets left on the team whose name resonates with the fan base.

“Well, they can free up a ton of money because right now he is counting for $14 million on their cap,” Lombardi said, as transcribed by WEEI.com.

New England Patriots fans have said goodbye to a host of players already this offseason, and even with that, the team is still in a tough spot from a salary cap standpoint. Here are the 10 Patriots players with the highest cap hits in 2020, per Spotrac: CB Stephon Gilmore: $18.67 millionOL Joe Thuney: $14.78 millionLB Dont'a Hightower: $12.44 millionWR Julian Edelman: $9.67 millionOL Marcus Cannon: $9.62 millionOL Shaq Mason: $8.71 millionWR Mohamed Sanu: $6.5 millionCB Jonathan Jones: $5.97 millionCB Jason McCourty: $5.55 millionDB Devin McCourty: $5.4 million. Thuney signed his one year tender on March 20, 2020. *Gilmore carries the Patriots' highest cap hit in 2020 at $16.78 million. If he was let go with a post-June 1 designation (a tool that allows teams to spread resulting dead money over two seasons), Cannon would clear more than $7 million in space for 2020. While Thuney's $14.78 million base salary is the highest on the team after Tom Brady's departure, his cap hit is second to that of cornerback Stephon Gilmore at $18.67 million, according to Spotrac. At this point, if a trade is made, it’s likely Thuney and the Patriots remain impossibly apart in long-term contract negotiations. Typically, there is a long-term cost paid for restructures, the most common of which converts some amount of a player’s base salary into signing bonus.

If the Pats intended to trade Thuney, that deal likely would have been executed already.

The Patriots therefore likely prefer to reach an extension with the former third-round draft pick, as it would allow them to keep Thuney beyond the 2020 season while also lowering his current salary cap number of $14.78 million. He was already game for one restructure. CLICK HERE TO TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS.

(1/2) After accounting for Joe Thuney's tag I now have the Patriots salary cap space number as $5,413,286. The Patriots are running out of salary cap room and have yet to re-sign free-agent quarterback Tom Brady. So, where does the 2019 second-team All-Pro rank among the Patriots' highest-paid players? Ex-Patriots Exec Explains How Team Can Keep Joe Thuney (And At Lower Salary) Logan Mullen 5/15/2020. At the moment, though, the 27-year-old lineman is New England's most well-compensated player, ahead of talented mainstays like Stephon Gilmore, Devin McCourty and Julian Edelman.

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Let’s do two years at $12 million a year, so $24 million.’ You could make something work. It’s partly why the Pats found themselves in this position. Stew Milne/USA TODAY Sports Images, NFL Tells Teams They’re Allowed To Open Facilities As Soon As Tuesday, Lawyer Offers Quinton Dunbar’s Side Of Story Regarding Alleged Armed Robbery, Patriots Draft Pick Deep Dive And Analysis | NESN Patriots Podcast, Ep.

The combination of the two has left the Patriots with $1.75 million in cap room, per NFLPA records as of late Sunday. Safety Obi Melifonwu, the team’s 52nd-highest paid player, makes $750,000. Dont’a Hightower is 30. Joe Thuney signed a 1 year, $14,781,000 contract with the New England Patriots, including $14,781,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $14,781,000. As of 2019, Joe Thuney currently plays for the New England Patriots as their football guard. Click here for complete Tom Brady coverage and download the MyTeams App for the latest news and analysis.

Others, namely Stephon Gilmore and Shaq Mason, previously agreed to restructured contracts that provided the team relief from this type of money last season at the expense of bloated cap hits this year. The lure of free agency: Thuney’s camp has little incentive to sign a deal now, despite Covid-19 and its potential impact on the league’s salary cap development. During an interview on WEEI’s “Ordway, Merloni and Fauria,” former NFL executive Mike Lombardi, who also is a NESN contributor, explained how New England could keep Thuney around and at a more manageable figure. And tomorrow is always coming. Down the road, backup OL Jermaine Eluemunor, tendered as a restricted free agent after playing only 29 snaps last year, could become a training camp cut. That’s led some to wonder if … The Patriots’ highest-paid player in 2020 is their most obvious trade asset: left guard Joe Thuney. But as Lombardi outlined, it’s challenging to do with players who are on the franchise tag. However, Patriots salary cap guru Miguel Benzan says the team could make one major move and it would put them in the free and clear on this front. Would he OK another? The NFL's 4 p.m.

Not bad for a guy who made $630,000 two seasons ago. Add it up, and you can see why contract talks between the two sides have reportedly gone nowhere so far.

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