re: Report: Patriots agree to terms with Matt Flynn

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At first blush, the move seemed potentially expensive, given the ability of any vested veteran (i.e., a player with four or more years of service) on the Week One roster to collect the balance of his salary as termination pay. For Flynn and the Patriots, it potentially would have meant $950,000 for a one- or two-week rental, if Brady’s suspension is reduced but not eliminated. But Flynn already has collected termination pay, in 2013 after being cut by the Raiders.

Since a player can collect termination pay only once in his career, Flynn would be SOL under the CBA if the Patriots were to say GTFO after only one regular-season game, getting only his $20,000 signing bonus.

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