Panthers release CB Zack Sanchez from IR

[SetfreexX]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Someone help me understand why he'd agree to this? Just sit there on IR and get your full guaranteed pay - and the rest of the season's worth of top quality healthcare and rehab. I have to think that if it's a settlement that it's likely for less than he would've otherwise made or why would the Panthers have offered to settle?

If he's a free agent once healthy he should be eligible for a new team's roster (where he could cover the difference / make more money). 

Makes sense for both sides as I believe that is that case, if he stayed on IR he'd have to wait til next off-season. 

[bestsportnascar]

28 minutes ago, DFive said:

Guess you could say he "pulled a Hurney" on that one.  

Nah. In the post draft presser, he paused, then said "I think we got two good CBs."  

He didn't expect that one to work out.

 

(Don't reply calling me an idiot yet. I'm going to verify that is in the video. I'm sure I'll feel like an idiot enough after watching.)

 

Ok. So maybe he didn't pause, but he did say "a couple of them have the chance to be good players."

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Gettleman-Building-stability-in-the-secondary/32150878-59c7-4780-b310-e51a4cb53d2f

 A little after the 3:30 mark.

[TheSpecialJuan]

21 minutes ago, YoungPanthers89 said:

Tyreek Hill was taken later in the same round

 

 

Ouch

You have to understand, Hill was never an option for us. Doubt he was even on our draft board due to some very disturbing off-field issues in college. 

[therealmjl]

 

[NCBlu]

Good, didn't want him on the roster and I think Gman just took a flier on him. His rookie season when he said he would eat candy before games ( In college ) and wasn't really a workout guy I knew he would be trash. 

[luke nukem]

28 minutes ago, YoungPanthers89 said:

Tyreek Hill was taken later in the same round

 

 

Ouch

was only their because of domestic violence 

[LinvilleGorge]

12 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

He could sign with another team now. Apparently the inury wasn't all that bad .

I guess I'm just looking at it from the perspective of a guy who doesn't think he's NFL caliber so my thought process was to just get everything you can this season because that's probably all you're gonna get. I saw him going on IR as basically winning the lottery.

[outlaw4]

Most likely upcoming headline: Sanchez in talks with Buffalo

[pantherj]

Never looked good at all. Gettleman sure made some terrible picks.

[TheSpecialJuan]

This transaction pretty much answers the question of Sanchez making the team if he had not gotten hurt in the final preseason game. Cole Luke was going to make the team over Zack the whole time.