Carr May Require Off-Season Surgury

AsylumGuido · 04-18-2025, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by neugey

AFAIK conduct detrimental to the team is completely at the Saints discretion. Rizzi could have been disciplined or released for conduct detrimental to the team after clogging a toilet.

Not really. There are contractual stipulations that would have to have been standardized by the league to prevent any team from arbitrarily eliminating cap hit. Coaches, of course are different and do not affect the cap. But player contracts have to fit completely within the confines of the league definitions. That's why when the bogus "bountygate" punishments were appealed all players were exonerated while coaches had no avenue to even appeal.

Honestly, the Saints or any other team do not have much say at all on what is or is not detrimental as defined by the league. They can claim what they want, but the league decides and, as I stated, nothing has even approached anything that has ever been deemed as detrimental to my knowledge.

04-18-2025, 04:12 PM	#13
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,817	Re: Carr May Require Off-Season Surgury Originally Posted by neugey AFAIK conduct detrimental to the team is completely at the Saints discretion. Rizzi could have been disciplined or released for conduct detrimental to the team after clogging a toilet. Not really. There are contractual stipulations that would have to have been standardized by the league to prevent any team from arbitrarily eliminating cap hit. Coaches, of course are different and do not affect the cap. But player contracts have to fit completely within the confines of the league definitions. That's why when the bogus "bountygate" punishments were appealed all players were exonerated while coaches had no avenue to even appeal. Honestly, the Saints or any other team do not have much say at all on what is or is not detrimental as defined by the league. They can claim what they want, but the league decides and, as I stated, nothing has even approached anything that has ever been deemed as detrimental to my knowledge.
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