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Bucs release Meshawn (1 Viewer)

OK...Len Pasquarelli is clarifying and said that Keyshawn is being deactivated now, with intentions of his being released...more to come as we hear it.Cheers

 
Holy Cripes! I'm shocked at this move. Any word on why yet? Was Meshawn the webmaster of www.firegruden.com or something? He must have opened his mouth or done something pretty detrimental to warrant this move.

 
Pasquerelli just reported on ESPNEWS than Key has been "De-activated" by the Bucs in order to release him at a later date.According to Pasquerelli De-activation means that Key is not required to report to ANY team meetings, functions, games, etc. for the remainder of the 2003 season.Bizzaro...

 
You have to be joking me... I don't see how a team can release a player of his caliber. Why did they not try to trade him and get some picks? C'mon, somebody will want him, right?

 
Pasquerelli just reported on ESPNEWS than Key has been "De-activated" by the Bucs in order to release him at a later date.According to Pasquerelli De-activation means that Key is not required to report to ANY team meetings, functions, games, etc. for the remainder of the 2003 season.Bizzaro...
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i guess mccardell is the man :rolleyes:
 
Pasquerrelli is already backtracking on that comment.Dan Patrick just read a revised Pasquerelli thing saying that Keyshawn will be deactivated with the intent to release him.He's not gone yet, but it's not looking good.

 
WOW.That's all I can say. It doesn't make any sense. The cap hit to the Bucs is really going to be big. I don't remember the specifics, but it is between 5-7 million. :speechless: :confused:

 
Buccaneers | K. Johnson Deactivated - from www.KFFL.comTue, 18 Nov 2003 10:30:15 -0800ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have WR Keyshawn Johnson for the rest of the season.

 
Any links yet. This wold be huge news. I just don't see the Bucs doing that unless something has happened behind the scenes. Could this possibly be inactive as in injury instead of "Deactivated". You think Gruden saw my post on not being able to handle the Volatile team :eek:

 
Any links yet. This wold be huge news. I just don't see the Bucs doing that unless something has happened behind the scenes. Could this possibly be inactive as in injury instead of "Deactivated". You think Gruden saw my post on not being able to handle the Volatile team :eek:
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look in the other thread
 
Do the Jags still have WW priority over the Lions, Eagles, etc? Would the Jets take him back? How about the Chargers? Keyshawn will end up on some team hurting for WRs where he will be able to catch as many balls as he wants without having to worry about contributing to a winning team. I think this helps his fantasy value, to be honest.I would not be surprised to see them grab MeShawn, too. If not, I will be SHOCKED if he makes it past the Lions. Sorry, Eagles fans, you miss out on another "savior" at the WR position.Looks like Jurevicious is fully healed. This is a true shocker.

 
OK...Lenny P is live on the radio.Here's the deal (and Tampa is screwing with Keyshawn), Gruden has deactivated Keyshawn for the remainder of the season, has informed him and his agent that he need not report for practice, for any team functions or games for the remainder of the season and this is a prelude to releasing him AFTER THE SEASON.If they had released him now, he would've been a free agent and could've signed with any team, but now they are going to force him to sit on the sidelines.The thought is that Keyshawn will be traded this offseason (since the trade deadline is past this year).Cheers

 
so what does it get them to deactivate him as oppossed to just cutting him? I don't even know what deactivate means, is he still on the roster? Does it change the cap implications or is it just to keep him from playing for someone else?

 
Any links yet. This wold be huge news. I just don't see the Bucs doing that unless something has happened behind the scenes. Could this possibly be inactive as in injury instead of "Deactivated". You think Gruden saw my post on not being able to handle the Volatile team :eek:
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Link :thumbup:
 
Hope they plan on using a tight end to replace him because they've got nobody else that will go over the middle like he did. WTF, get rid of Sapp and Kenyatta Walker if you want to make a meaningful statement.

 
JAA - the house thing was on the FOX pregameApparently he has been DEACTIVATED for the rest of the season instead of RELEASED outright so that a wild card contender couldn't snatch him now and hurt TB

 
Reported on wfan in ny....Keyshawn misssed a manditory practice yesterday, and the Bucs will deactivate him each game for the rest of the season. Also, the Bucs won't release him because it's too big of a salary cap hit.

 
WFAN is reporting that Meshawn didn't report for mandatory practice yesterday. He will be "de-activated" each week, but still on the team. He might get fined this weeks paycheck for conduct detrimental to the team.

 
WOW...more on this from Mike & the Mad Dog. They deactivated him instead of cutting him because of cap concerns. By deactivating him (and still paying him), they won't incur cap issues. Had they released him they would've had more than $8 million cap hit this year, and they would've had to make cuts b/c that would put them over the cap.Key is due a $2 million roster bonus this offseason, and it's likely they will release him after June so that they can recognize the cap hit ($8 million) over the next TWO seasons (2004-2005) versus having it all hit next year.Cheers

 
JAA - the house thing was on the FOX pregameApparently he has been DEACTIVATED for the rest of the season instead of RELEASED outright so that a wild card contender couldn't snatch him now and hurt TB
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Wow, wish I would have seen that report. You know something is going on then.
 
Fantasy implication:If he is deactivated and unable to sign with other teams, would it be appropriate to allow Keyshawn owners a free replacement, as you would in the case of an injury to a player?

 
Man, Gruden was HOT yesterday in his press conference. Kept saying things like "if players are going to make mistakes like this at this point of their career, they can't play here", or something to that effect.

I thought he was talking about Walker, but Key did have two false starts and dropped balls Sunday.

Safe to say, I'm a little :shock: right now. Not sure I like the move, they're thin at wideout.

 
Keyshawn is a cancer to any team he plays for. He talks a better game than he plays, always has since hes been in the NFL. He isnt fast enough to be a star in the NFL. He only gets publicity because he gives the reporters much to report week in and week out with his mouth flapping. Pretty soon no one will want him because they will know his mouth has to go wherever he plays. :cool:

 
Fantasy implication:If he is deactivated and unable to sign with other teams, would it be appropriate to allow Keyshawn owners a free replacement, as you would in the case of an injury to a player?
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Yes, all they have to do is drop Keyshawn, and they can use that roster slot on any FA.
 
What do you mean? Do they save cap room by deactivating him as opposed to cutting him?
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Right...If they released Keyshawn today, the remainder of his pro rated signing bonus would accelerate into this year's cap, and they don't have the $8 million in cap room for that to happen. As a result, they would have to cut other players to make that move.By deactivating him, they are essentially paying him to stay away from the team, but won't cut him until the offseason when they can properly plan for the cap implications. Also, by waiting until mid summer next year, they can spread the cap hit over two seasons.Cheers
 
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