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HawkNuts":14syird4 said:hawknation2015":14syird4 said:They did the same thing last year with Zach Miller, who was also coming off an injury. In this case, Mebane called their bluff. He referred to these conversations in the past tense, so I do not get the sense that they are ongoing. Carroll has said Mebane is in the best shape of his life and on the verge of a career year, with the possibility of taking snaps at the three technique. Mebane is going to give us much better interior penetration than we had last season after he went down.
Where was the bluff?
Mebane didn't say they threatened to cut him.
That is always the potential consequence of not accepting less money. You accept less money in order to increase your chances of making the roster and perhaps adding another year to your deal. Not doing so risks getting you released or not re-signed next year.