Comments on: Mike Patterson gets a pay cut after brain surgery

By: covercorner

covercorner — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 17:31:03 +0000

The Eagles are a class organization.

By: latchbeam

latchbeam — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 13:02:27 +0000

Im pretty sure the Eagles pay for his health plan… also I wouldn’t mind making a million for not playing!? Hope he recovers quickly though… that surgery sounds scary!

By: raidernation210

raidernation210 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 10:20:11 +0000

and they will save and even more millions when they don’t pick up the option on Vick’s contract after this season because he stinks and is a turnerover machine

By: briang123

briang123 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:18:36 +0000

Jeff Lurie is as a much of a Republican as Andy Reid is a thin, svelte, top-notch time management expert.

By: flipadelphia77777

flipadelphia77777 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:49:50 +0000

Why in the world would you pay a guy $2 million to do absolutely nothing? I have no idea why anyone would even say this is a bad thing to do? Everyone is scared the eagles are going to steal your star players with all our money? Apparently so!

By: bluebongzilla

bluebongzilla — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:30:27 +0000

“If the rest of us were in a similar situation we would be lucky (not to mention grateful) to recieve a significant portion of our salary. Don’t forget the NFL is performance based.”

Michael Vick is laughing.

By: jdreed68

jdreed68 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:21:40 +0000

SO….He gets over a million so sit at home and recoop for over a year? If I were out of work for medical reasons, I doubt my employer would pay me anything. That is why companies like “Aflack” exist.

By: granadafan

granadafan — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 01:13:50 +0000

Don’t worry. He’ll get it all back and then some when he joins the concussion lawsuits.

By: jn213

jn213 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:51:20 +0000

I’m not sure how much the Eagles are paying Jason Peters this year but his injury also was non-football related (actually it was but not legally). It’s my understanding that they’re paying him also. How many teams are paying 2 guys this that they’re not required to compensate? Anyone with an answer?

By: kingjoe1

kingjoe1 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:43:08 +0000

Dopes! They could have cut him altogether. The Eagles did him a favor. A million dollar favor is sweet!

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:21:28 +0000

troybulletinboard says:Sep 15, 2012 3:22 PM

you smell that? it’s the smell of how much the Roger Goodell & the NFL really cares.
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Uhhh, no. It was the Philadelphia Eagles that cut his salery. I can guarantee you that Mr. Ford and the Detroit Lions would not have done it.

By: mikes61612

mikes61612 — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 00:19:07 +0000

Not sure why it’s Philly that always gets the bad rap and sh*t end of the stick. Assuming all of the smack talk is coming from North Jersey (the refinery capital of the world) or NY. Get your own team. The Nets went – follow accordingly. Take Jersey Shore and all of those house wives shows too. Philly is much more passionate about its teams than the hodgepodge of fans in that area. This is a decision that probably would have been made by any team – its all business and nothing personal. The birds want to reduce their cap hit.

By: arlingtonassasin

arlingtonassasin — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:57:36 +0000

Want to see how to run a team and treat people right? The Giants are right up the road. Philly doesn’t want to pay for the gas though.

By: lilrob10201

lilrob10201 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:31:19 +0000

Patterson is a great guy and deserved every penny on his contract.If they wanted to give any player on this team a pay cut then it should be Vick.This move was dirty.This does not make me proud as an Eagles fan.

By: jimnaizeeum

jimnaizeeum — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:17:52 +0000

What is worse…cutting his salary to over 1 million…or just cutting him? I think a million for a guy that won’t play this year is fair.

By: trollaikman8

trollaikman8 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 23:02:23 +0000

The Gold Standard organization, ladies and gentlemen.

By: hewitt52

hewitt52 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:47:57 +0000

Reasons like this is why they will not win a Superbowl under this regime.

Losers!

By: theprezsez

theprezsez — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:41:10 +0000

Let me see if I understand this correctly…People are complaining the Eagles are going to pay him $1.05 million while he recovers from a non work related injury??? If the rest of us were in a similar situation we would be lucky (not to mention grateful) to recieve a significant portion of our salary. Don’t forget the NFL is performance based. Paying half of his salary seems very generous to me for a player who will likely not take the field this season!

By: greymares

greymares — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:38:15 +0000

actually the Eagles are giving him the million because had he played he would have been cut and earned NOTHING.

By: cleverbob

cleverbob — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:31:58 +0000

Sure, sure, business decision and all that. Save less than a single percentage point in cap space. Well worth it I’m sure when weighed against player sentiment in the locker room. This isn’t some short timer, he’s been a fixture on the team that originally drafted him nearly a decade ago.

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 22:15:27 +0000

Lousy people. I hope Philly never wins another game.

By: mikeyhigs

mikeyhigs — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:46:42 +0000

His surgery was not a football injury. By rule, they do not have to pay him. Even though it sounds ruthless to “cut his pay” you can look at it the other way and say they gave him $1 million

By: jn213

jn213 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:42:57 +0000

This is a non-football injury. I think the Eagles are required to pay him zero, zilch, no dollars. They gave him a cool million. Would your boss do that for you if you were to get sick and not work for a year? When Maclin and Rogers-Cromartie get their new contracts in the next few months the Eagles will have the money to pay them.

By: mikes61612

mikes61612 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:34:12 +0000

This is a business decision – period. The guy is getting paid to play and he can’t. Getting paid a million bucks to rehab doesn’t sound like top bad of a deal anyway. Sensitivity doesn’t belong in professional sports.

By: andyreidsbuffet

andyreidsbuffet — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:23:17 +0000

That’s my Philadelphia Eagles, the gift that keeps on giving. If they wanted to save money they could have cut Lombardi’s 4.5 million per year and hired one of the beer vendors to coach the team. Might even wind up with a better record. Zero SuperBowls and counting.

By: yahmule

yahmule — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:10:22 +0000

More money for their dog killing hero.

By: kmg1016

kmg1016 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:08:20 +0000

Stay classy, Eagles!

By: illadelphiasphinest

illadelphiasphinest — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:08:11 +0000

Why is everyone ripping the eagles for this? Yea the guy had brain surgery. That his health insurance probably paid for. Its not like they straight up cut the guy. He wanted to play this season but the docs said no. He’s not in the hospital on life support or anything. So this guy is getting paid 1MM bucks to sit on his couch for the next year. Which is way more money most of us will make this year working 40hrs per weeks. On the other side of the coin its not like they really needed to cut his pay.

By: bsizemore68

bsizemore68 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:05:10 +0000

You got to love these rich republican owners, they can’t make enough money to feed there greed. Bill Thegreatgabbert..what is your point with the half-wit statement?

By: andyb02

andyb02 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 21:01:32 +0000

The Eagles are not just trying to screw over a guy who had brain surgery. He had a $4 million cap hit next season and would cost the Eagles nothing to cut or move him. He’s basically taking a pay cut so he can stay on the team. If they cut him, he would probably get a veteran minimum offer because of his surgery and missing this year so taking a pay cut will actually still make him more money. I don’t blame the Eagles for getting rid of some salary from a guy that won’t play this season when they’re already stacked at DT. I’m sure they’re hoping Fletcher Cox will be a full time starter next season so it won’t leave much room for Patterson. This is move along with the others this year will help their cap situation tremendously over the next few seasons. And while they’re over the cap next season, Bell will be cut so they won’t be paying him $9 million. You will probably see the Eagles towards the top of the cap space list again next season with all the money they are going to carry over. Meanwhile the rest of the NFC East will not have the money to sign any impact free agents.