boeingjets Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 Posted by Mike Florio on May 1, 2016, 6:59 PM EDT AP A pair of veteran players are now former members of the Bears. On Sunday evening, the Bears officially released offensive lineman Matt Slauson and safety Antrel Rolle. “We thank Matt and Antrel for the dedication and leadership they brought to our organization,” Bears G.M. Ryan Pace said in a press release. “Both men did everything we asked of them. Part of growing as a team is making difficult decisions like the ones we made today. We never take them lightly given the respect we have for everyone who has put on a Bears uniform. We wish each of them the very best as they move forward.” Slauson, 30, started all 16 games last year, his third with the Bears. He previously played for the Jets. Due to make $2.887 million in 2016, Slauson will count $835,000 against the cap. If the Bears made him a post-June 1 cut, that amount will be split over the next two years. Both Slauson and Rolle become immediate free agents. Still, it would have been far better for both to become free agents long before the draft, and definitely not after it ended. Pace can say what he wants about respecting Rolle and Slauson, but if the team truly respected them they would have been cut at a time when they would have had a much better opportunity to find work elsewhere. Now that teams with needs at those positions have filled them through the draft, it becomes much harder. But Welcome to the Family anyway, all you draft picks who eventually could be treated the same way by the Bears or one of the other 31 franchises. Just figured I'd start this before all the STBFSM people come out of the woodwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop24 Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 I would bring him back . He is a much better player now than when he left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted May 1, 2016 Share Posted May 1, 2016 We should be all over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony The Wiz Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Shows you that you have a short NFL career compared to other sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Depending on his $ expectations he is definitely worth considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Definitely worth a look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio State NY Jets fan Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 No different then any other company, unless you work for the Government being replaced by younger/cheaper people is most of our fate and yes Matt Slauson should come home, selected by the Jets in the 6th round of the 09 draft and he should retire a Jet, still has 2-3 good years left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRONX DUDE Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 SIGN THE BEAST!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I could be wrong but did Slauson play terrible at RG? He didn't play great at LG either but he definitely played a lot better. I just like carpenter exactly where he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detectivekimble Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Matt Slauson -- the best player of the Jets' 2009 draft class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Be_a_Jet Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 sign this....guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 30 minutes ago, BRONX DUDE said: SIGN THE BEAST!! Sign this Slauson beast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljr Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Which OG did he play for Chi? I don't touch Carpenter ... But would def be an upgrade at RG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
77DRAFT Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Hopefully he's amenable to coming back to the garden state, he definitely was not happy when he was used as a scapegoat after the right side of the line fell apart. Woody's retirement and Turnstyle had more to do with it. Rex thinks offensive players are instantly replaceable and interchangeable, yea that worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bachelors3 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Sign him at the veteran's minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rex-n-effect Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 They should see what can be done to deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 He's OK do I want him back, No! What next re-sign Vlad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Jet Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 46 minutes ago, BurnleyJet said: He's OK do I want him back, No! What next re-sign Vlad? Check out how Bears fans are reacting to his release. They're pretty appalled. http://www.dabears.com/threads/slauson-released.14054/ He's been consistently good since leaving and is one of the best pass blocking guards in the league - Pretty much all sites that measure performance agree. This shouldn't even be a question, we should resign him immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villain The Foe Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 No thank you. We already have Brian Winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack48 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I used to look at Matt Slauson and wonder if he ate with a fork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRL Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 Will be interesting to see if we bring back Slauson, with Rex Hogan in the organization we certainly have good info on all CHI players. I wouldn't mind if he's back on a vet minimum deal but I'm really hoping Jarvis Harrison is ready to beat out Winters and take RG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop24 Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 PFF had Matt Slauson as its No. 18 guard out of 82 last year. Top-10 in pass protection (1 sack allowed/16 starts). Turned 30 in February. dude is not coming back for vet minimum . Y'all can stop that now he is coming off another good year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetPotato Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 If a man blocks, but there's no QB behind him, does it make a sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Blocker Posted May 2, 2016 Share Posted May 2, 2016 I thought it was a mistake when the Jets let Slauson go. And it was. He would be an upgrade at RG. If the money can be made to work, I would bring him back and be happy about it. The Jets' OL needs attention, and this should help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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