Occasionally you'll see that final roster not include a player who was presumably a lock for the roster.
Think we will have a player like that this year? I suppose Kuhn might fit into that category, but most consider him on the bubble already -- and I do think he'll make the team.
Newhouse was a guy that I thought might see his job in danger entirely, but with Bulaga's injury, he's at least a valuable backup with no one below him really emerging as a better option.
I'm going to throw one out there that would be a shocker -- Tramon Williams. It would be an immediate $4M cap hit, but with a cap savings otherwise of $8.5M this year and $9.5M next. More than that, the emergence of Shields and Hayward, and to a lesser extent Hyde and House, would make this possible, and let them develop another young corner on the roster vs. keeping an expensive vet who won't be here in 2 years anyway, and hasn't been healthy so far in camp.
That said, I think Tramon is safe for now. If Hayward were healthy and Shields had been given a long-term deal, then I think it might be a different story. Still, this may be something that falls under much more consideration next offseason, and I think Tramon will need to have a very nice year to play out the final year of his contract next year.
Think we will have a player like that this year? I suppose Kuhn might fit into that category, but most consider him on the bubble already -- and I do think he'll make the team.
Newhouse was a guy that I thought might see his job in danger entirely, but with Bulaga's injury, he's at least a valuable backup with no one below him really emerging as a better option.
I'm going to throw one out there that would be a shocker -- Tramon Williams. It would be an immediate $4M cap hit, but with a cap savings otherwise of $8.5M this year and $9.5M next. More than that, the emergence of Shields and Hayward, and to a lesser extent Hyde and House, would make this possible, and let them develop another young corner on the roster vs. keeping an expensive vet who won't be here in 2 years anyway, and hasn't been healthy so far in camp.
That said, I think Tramon is safe for now. If Hayward were healthy and Shields had been given a long-term deal, then I think it might be a different story. Still, this may be something that falls under much more consideration next offseason, and I think Tramon will need to have a very nice year to play out the final year of his contract next year.