Per ESPN’s Field Yates, the Patriots recently extended the contract of guard Josh Kline for two years at a max value of $5.1 million and base value of $3.5 million. While that isn’t exactly major news I thought it brings up a very interesting concept of buying out free agent years which some teams employ as a method of both cap management and contract mangement. The Patriots probably do this more than anyone in the NFL so I thought it might be worth exploring for those who really get into the nuts and bolts of the way some teams do business. Continue reading Buying Out Free Agency: Patriots Extend Josh Kline »