During that first 24 hrs, yes the player claimed off of waivers has to go on the team's 53 (not PS). After that time period is up, all the players are free agents and can sign with any team they want to be on either the 53 or PS.
We got the punter from the Rams not Bills. Her went there as a FA for camp competition. Something Gute didn't have an honest competition for, just a camp leg.
Didn't know him coming out of college. I only liked his size and speed. Seems that didn't transfer over to the NFL. I'm actually kinda surprised they kept him for the PS. Probably a bit of an awkward conversation to have there. "Hey, you've been on our 53 for the past 3 years, but we think you need to develop more on the PS". Ouch!
Personally, I haven't written ESB off, but I also would say his chances of becoming a productive WR in the NFL are far less today than they were in 2018. Like I said in a previous post, I liked his potential coming out of ND, but we have seen this same story numerous times and it usually doesn't end well for that often injured player, who cant stay healthy enough to stick on a roster and prove himself worthy. Even when he has played, he hasn't blown anyone's doors off the hinges.
Guys get cut after showing more than he did. In this case however I think it was a case of odd man out as much as anything else as evidenced by the PS designation. I was pulling for him because I was a fan of his dad. Guess I'll have to start rooting for his brother Amon Ra
Thanks for the correction. The Rams have Hekker and he's arguably the best punter in the NFL. A little competition doesn't hurt, but Hekker prevailed and the Packers were in the right place at the right time. If CJ plays as he's played in the past, the Packers may finally have a good punter. That said, I hope they don't need to use him much.
Funchess is on IR? Missed it. So he has a chance to come back in 3 weeks (if they need him), correct? Thanks. He looked good in pre-season to me, FWIW.
No....he is done for the year with the Packers and probably will never play for the Packers, since he was released after an injury settlement.
No he was placed on IR and then later we reach settlement with him and released. I was merely stating until he went IR.
Actually with the settlement isn't something like 6 weeks or something has to pass before the Packers and he could re-visit if desired a contract.
Any other team may sign Funchess once he can pass their physical. The Packers can't re-sign him until 3 weeks after the settlement duration period (e.g. if they paid him for 4 weeks in the injury settlement they can't re-sign him until after 7 weeks).
I could be wrong and maybe with Covid rules things have changed, but a player placed on IR before the 53 is established (him being on 53), he can't play for that one team that season. However, after an injury settlement and subsequent release, he is a FA for any of the other 31 teams to sign this season. I think he could only be a Packer in 2022 and/or beyond.
That part does ring a bell, so maybe you guys are right. I thought I read that Funchess was done with the Packers this season, but could sign next. Maybe that was only after he was put on IR and before the injury settlement.
Any vested veteran place on IR is done for the season UNLESS they're waived-injured, in which case they become a free agent. Any of the other 31 teams may sign that player when he can pass the physical. The original team may re-sign that player after the initial paid injury settlement duration + 3 weeks. IF the WR room gets gutted with injuries it's possible for GB to re-sign Funchess... the +3 weeks gives all of the other teams a fair shot at signing him first to eliminate any "funny business" by stashing/waiving a guy to "sneak" him back onto the roster. Prior to 2016 it was the injury-settlement duration + 6 week waiting period, now it's 3 weeks.
