JSeahawks":3hlqgeb6 said:
I'm betting that he's ready to go week 1.
That seems likely. The real question is this: will he be 95% in week 1 or 70%? If he's like 2009 Patrick Kerney, I don't think I'd want him back, especially at his price tag.
Jville":3hlqgeb6 said:
I anticipate that Chris Clemons may start the season on PUP.
In any case, they will not cut an injuried player without (in Clemons case) a significant settlement payment. I fully expect Clemons to be around next year.
Not sure if an injury settlement will apply. That's usually done for players that are not on long contracts (camp bodies, etc). Further, the settlement is usually based off of how much time the player will miss because of that injury. In Clemons' case, he will technically be recovered by August, but he probably won't be 100%. If Seattle cuts him, he can sign with other teams right away and try to play in 2013. He's also covered by the NFL's health care policy since he's played 3 years, and he's already made millions of dollars. So (could be wrong), I don't see an injury settlement as being in play here.
If my understanding is correct, players on the PUP/IR still receive full compensation. Seattle can't really afford to pay Clemons another $8+ million to sit on PUP/IR. They would/should only take that chance with Clemons if they are optimistic about his recovery. In the meantime, Seattle will have to make decisions in March/April that will tip their hand as to what their intentions with Clemons are. If it were me, I'd plan for life after Clemons right now, look into Cliff Avril, talk to teams about moving up for Werner/Moore/Jones, etc. Even if I thought Clemons was coming back, I'd sign Umenyiora at the very least. We need some real injury depth at LEO and Irvin isn't it.
Might have to carry an extra DL this year, going to be an interesting offseason.