{"id":48302,"date":"2018-08-30T19:47:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-30T23:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=48302"},"modified":"2018-09-08T11:34:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T15:34:59","slug":"new-england-patriots-rework-contracts-for-rob-gronkowski-dwayne-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/08\/30\/new-england-patriots-rework-contracts-for-rob-gronkowski-dwayne-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"New England Patriots Rework Contracts for Rob Gronkowski, Dwayne Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for kickoff, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a> have reworked the contracts for its two main tight ends: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GronRo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rob Gronkowski<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/A\/AlleDw00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwayne Allen<\/a><\/strong>. Gronkowski&#8217;s contract has been sweetened with a laundry list of incentives. Allen&#8217;s contract was trimmed to help save cap space after performance\u00a0issues. Realistically, this is the best possible outcome for the team for 2018.<\/p>\n<h1>Rob Gronkowski, Dwayne Allen receive contract updates<\/h1>\n<h2>Incentives for Gronkowksi<\/h2>\n<p>After a lengthy offseason game of &#8220;will they-won&#8217;t they&#8221; between Gronkowski and the Patriots, any issues appear to have been put away with the reworking of his contract. Four &#8220;achievable&#8221; in-game incentives were tacked onto his contract, each worth $1.1 million. However, the deal itself maxes out at three &#8211; meaning once Gronkowski meets three of those four goals, he&#8217;ll earn a maximum of $3.3-million on top of his $8-million base salary for 2018.<\/p>\n<p>What are those incentives? Fresh off the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jaguars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>&#8216; cornerback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RamsJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jalen Ramsey<\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/patriots\/2018\/08\/30\/jaguars-jalen-ramsey-rips-rob-gronkowski-patriots-jerry-jones\/1143589002\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying Gronkowski<\/a> &#8220;isn&#8217;t as good as people think he is&#8221;, the new checkmarks for the tight end who&#8217;s &#8220;finished first in standard scoring points per game every other year&#8221; after his sophomore season (when he finished in second) seem pretty reasonable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spoiler alert: Gronk is good, hence why <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLClark?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NFLClark<\/a> thinks he&#39;s worth a first round pick: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5e9TNsIDhd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5e9TNsIDhd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rfyg2BsCtP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Rfyg2BsCtP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fake Teams (@faketeams) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/faketeams\/status\/1035225677035913216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/24525931\/new-england-patriots-rework-rob-gronkowski-contract\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Per ESPN&#8217;s Mike Reiss<\/a>, Gronkowski can earn an additional $1.1-million by achieving the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><em>70+ catches<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1,085 receiving yards<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>80% playing time<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Nine or more touchdowns<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Let&#8217;s break this down: Last year, Gronkowski reeled in 69 (nice) catches for eight touchdowns in 1,084 yards. It&#8217;s pretty clear that these incentives were based on last year&#8217;s numbers. Given Gronkowski&#8217;s health status and ready-to-go attitude this year, three of those goals are 100% attainable.<\/p>\n<h2>Cuts for Allen<\/h2>\n<p>This day and age, pay cuts are better than team cuts. It seems that one of the best blocking tight ends in the league has found a way to stay with the Patriots this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Source: the Patriots and TE Dwayne Allen have agreed to reworked contract, reducing his compensation for 2018. Allen was previously due $4.5M with a $5M cap number, which will now be lowered.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Field Yates (@FieldYates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FieldYates\/status\/1035276446590267393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to Field Yates, Allen and the Patriots agreed to a pay cut for the 2018\u00a0season. Allen will reportedly receive less than his initial $4.5-million salary. Allen&#8217;s salary also came with a $5-million cap hit, so this arrangement will also end up saving the team some money as well. Exact details on Allen&#8217;s agreement have not been announced.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;d be remiss to suggest that Allen&#8217;s pay cut wasn&#8217;t influenced by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HollJa03.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Hollister<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/musketfire.com\/2018\/08\/04\/new-england-patriots-aboard-jacob-hollister-hype-train\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">development over the last year<\/a>. Between Allen&#8217;s\u00a0lackluster performance last year and Hollister&#8217;s growth over the offseason and earning <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradTo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Brady<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s trust, I think it&#8217;s likely that the Patriots sat Allen down for a matter-of-fact conversation about his contract situation.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, it is highly likely that this year&#8217;s group of tight ends is set well before Saturday&#8217;s roster culling.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"P6BPTNlcTWhzywyoh0EQxw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1022765738\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'P6BPTNlcTWhzywyoh0EQxw',sig:'EFC4dltd7IDmJfYFj2zXaS5PO9fpCpjgKddSebuC_kI=',w:'594px',h:'380px',items:'1022765738',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just in time for kickoff, the New England Patriots have reworked the contracts for its two main tight ends: Rob Gronkowski and Dwayne Allen. Gronkowski&#8217;s contract has been sweetened with a laundry list of incentives. Allen&#8217;s contract was trimmed to help save cap space after performance\u00a0issues. 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