Amendola signed a five-year, $28.5 million contract last offseason that was only guaranteed for two years. If the Patriots cut Amendola before March 11 at 4 p.m., they could free up $2.88 million in salary cap room by making him a June 2 designation. If the Patriots trade Amendola, it would cost them $645,000 in cap room.
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I’ve spent most of the offseason thinking that Amendola could not be cut without the Pats taking a cap hit for it, but with this June 1 designation it changes things up for me a bit.
2013 was an audition year for both Edelman and Amendola in a sense. Edelman won. He brings more value, has a clear chemistry with Brady and is a very good punt returner. If the Pats can dump Amendola and keep Edelman in a cap-friendly way, I’m in.
