Rolando McClain About to Get His Walking Papers. Should We Claim Him?

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Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I am wondering if the more knowledgeable folks can explain this...if McClain gets released to waivers and some team picks him up from waivers, that team will pick up his contract correct?

And if no one picks him up from waivers, then the Raiders get stuck with paying him the rest of his guaranteed money, correct?

If this is the case...I wonder if teams would wait for him to go through waivers, given how shady the circumstances are behind his release.

Some teams try and wait, but a waiver gives you a definite answer based on your waiver position at a definite price (the player's current contract).

If a player clears waivers then the player has more of an advantage because he can negotiate with all the teams and maybe even end up with a better deal, plus possibly get paid from the other team (depending on offset language in the player's old contract).

Plus he can simply say no to a team he doesn't want to go to. He can't do that on a waiver claim