The Dolphins have received a roster exemption for defensive end Jason Jones as he returns from a two-game suspension, according to Howard Balzer of BalzerFootball.com (Twitter link). The exemption expires Wednesday, so Jones, who was banned for a substance abuse violation, must be activated by the middle of the week. Jones, 30, has appeared in ten Dolphins games this season, and posted 2.5 sacks, 23 tackles, and a fumble recovery.
Here’s more from the AFC East:
- By reaching 950 yards rushing on the season, Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount earned a $200K incentive bonus on Sunday, tweets Joel Corry of CBSSports.com, who adds that Blount had already notched a separate $250K in incentives this year. Blount, who turns 30 years old today, signed a one-year deal with a base value of $1MM to return to New England this spring. So far, he’s ran for 957 yards and leads the league with 13 rushing touchdowns.
- The Bills face a dilemma next spring, as they must choose whether to exercise an option on quarterback Tyrod Taylor that would lock in more than $30MM in guarantees, as Mike Rodak of ESPN.com writes. Taylor has performed at a slightly below average level this year (19th in DYAR, per Football Outsiders), but injuries at many of Buffalo’s skill position shave made it difficult to truly evaluate Taylor. “I think Tyrod is an outstanding quarterback,” said Bills head coach Rex Ryan. “I really do. Hopefully we’ll find out soon if we really have a full deck of how good this kid could really be.”
- Speculation has arisen following Rob Gronkowski‘s season-ending back injury that the Patriots could look to either trade or release their star tight end, but Jason Fitzgerald of Over the Cap doesn’t think that’s a likely scenario. While Gronkowski is by no means a bargain, he is inarguably the best tight end in the league, and New England pays him accordingly. The most likely outcome involves the Patriots allowing Gronk the chance to get healthy in 2017, and then gauging his value at that point, argues Fitzgerald.
NE better keep Gronk lol
Gronk isn’t going anywhere. It’s just football meatheads being football meatheads.
But think about it.
He maybe the best tight end in the entire league, but what good is the best tight end in the league if you only have him for 5 games each year?
I know the mans a machine, but his body can’t take the wear and tear, he’s injury prone. It would eventually, logically speaking, be beneficial to try to recoup some value from this guy.
Yep