Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay

03-11-2015, 11:07 AM

Makes you wonder who will man the middle with Hawthorne in 3-4 sets... We have many options with two first round picks!

jnormand · 03-11-2015, 12:01 PM

Glad he took a pay cut instead of being cut. I'm sure he was on the chopping block.

QBREES9 · 03-11-2015, 12:14 PM

Good, now do the work and get your money back.

K Major · 03-11-2015, 12:25 PM

We can't leave the position completely empty and this does not guarantee he will be the starter this season. I still hope the 'plan' is to DRAFT and sign a few linebackers

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darstep · 03-11-2015, 12:34 PM

Good to have the veteran still around.
I think he will be good for the field and the locker room.
4 million down to 1.1 is huge, but if the market isn't much better, he made a good choice.
Lofton is outside looking in, and may end up where Hawthorne is right now (if that).
Making phone calls, smiling a lot and shaking hands can get old quick.
He can still play ball and pay the rent.
Good spot to be in when the spots are so few.

|Mitch| · 03-11-2015, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by K Major

We can't leave the position completely empty and this does not guarantee he will be the starter this season. I still hope the 'plan' is to DRAFT and sign a few linebackers .

Nah; we have enough safeties to fill the spots...

AsylumGuido · 03-11-2015, 12:52 PM

This is one of those cases where there truly is a pay cut. Hawthorne was due a $2.5M roster bonus. He was obviously told he would be released unless he agreed to restructure. While his annual salary was reduced, the team saved the $2.5M in roster bonus, but did give Hawthorne a $1.5M restructuring Bonus ($750K in 2015 and $750K in 2016) to ease the pain a bit.

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Rugby Saint II · 03-11-2015, 01:23 PM

I just read that a player can't just agree to take less money unless he his told he will be cut if he doesn't. Can somebody confirm this?

|Mitch| · 03-11-2015, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II

I just read that a player can't just agree to take less money unless he his told he will be cut if he doesn't. Can somebody confirm this?

That has to be false; Tom Brady restructured his deal a couple years back taking a lot less money... No way in hell would he have been released regardless what he did with the contract

CheramieIII · 03-11-2015, 02:27 PM

This guy really wants to play for us. I really like him now and hope he has the best season of his career

03-11-2015, 11:07 AM	#11
Threaded by \|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303 Rating: (0 votes - average) Makes you wonder who will man the middle with Hawthorne in 3-4 sets... We have many options with two first round picks! spkb25 likes this.
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03-11-2015, 12:01 PM	#12
jnormand 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Free State of Idaho Posts: 5,736	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay Glad he took a pay cut instead of being cut. I'm sure he was on the chopping block.

03-11-2015, 12:14 PM	#13
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,989	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay Good, now do the work and get your money back. RaginCajun83 likes this.

03-11-2015, 12:25 PM	#14
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,738 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay We can't leave the position completely empty and this does not guarantee he will be the starter this season. I still hope the 'plan' is to DRAFT and sign a few linebackers .

03-11-2015, 12:34 PM	#15
darstep SaintSince67 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PortCity Posts: 2,044	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay Good to have the veteran still around. I think he will be good for the field and the locker room. 4 million down to 1.1 is huge, but if the market isn't much better, he made a good choice. Lofton is outside looking in, and may end up where Hawthorne is right now (if that). Making phone calls, smiling a lot and shaking hands can get old quick. He can still play ball and pay the rent. Good spot to be in when the spots are so few.

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03-11-2015, 12:39 PM	#16
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay Originally Posted by K Major We can't leave the position completely empty and this does not guarantee he will be the starter this season. I still hope the 'plan' is to DRAFT and sign a few linebackers . Nah; we have enough safeties to fill the spots...

03-11-2015, 12:52 PM	#17
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,472	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay This is one of those cases where there truly is a pay cut. Hawthorne was due a $2.5M roster bonus. He was obviously told he would be released unless he agreed to restructure. While his annual salary was reduced, the team saved the $2.5M in roster bonus, but did give Hawthorne a $1.5M restructuring Bonus ($750K in 2015 and $750K in 2016) to ease the pain a bit. Hawthorne Details Rugby Saint II likes this.

03-11-2015, 01:23 PM	#18
Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,117	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay I just read that a player can't just agree to take less money unless he his told he will be cut if he doesn't. Can somebody confirm this?

03-11-2015, 01:31 PM	#19
\|Mitch\| 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Alexandria, La Posts: 11,303	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay Originally Posted by Rugby Saint II I just read that a player can't just agree to take less money unless he his told he will be cut if he doesn't. Can somebody confirm this? That has to be false; Tom Brady restructured his deal a couple years back taking a lot less money... No way in hell would he have been released regardless what he did with the contract

03-11-2015, 02:27 PM	#20
CheramieIII Fan Since 1967 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nomad Posts: 7,489 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Hawthorne takes pay cut to stay This guy really wants to play for us. I really like him now and hope he has the best season of his career Crusader likes this.

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