He’s under contract for next year. Releasing him (or trading him) incurs a significant cap hit. Thats my understanding anyway. So does he work with GB to mitigate that? Or stick to his contract - perhaps FORCING his release - or paying his contractual 2024 salary ???
We're on the hook for his bonus cap hit either way, we just have to decide how much additional we're willing to invest, how to structure it, and if Bhak is amenable to those terms.
SUPPOSEDLY his latest surgery was the “silver bullet” ,
I've heard this as well. My understanding is that the ACL is fine and has been fine. There was additional issues related to the injury that were missed and/or caused by the surgery. Once these issues were identified, he, his doctors, or both, were trying to avoid this particular procedure because of a longer recovery time AND the hope that as-is was "good enough."
Oops.
If this is the solution he hopes it is and he's willing to adjust his contract structure (I can't see him taking less in total assuming he plays the whole season), I'd be happy to keep him. Losing Nijman, but being able to turn Walker into your swing tackle is a huge win.