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[The Zipp]

hopefully one of our reporters is talking to Pokey and getting some scoops on his plans. 

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

If I'm Pokey I'm not hanging around down south hoping to catch on to a PR. He's too low on the Jets depth chart to get a PR spot IMO, and the other teams have their own last cut WRs for their own PR spots. He's going to be one of about 120 WRs without a job, hoping a rash of injuries in a roster gives them a break. Very small odds. He should come back ASAP, and hopefully Walter's makes it happen, and doesn't cheap out like he did in the off season.

At least Pokey has a Plan B to fall back on, 95% of these receivers have nowhere else to go but home.

Disagree about cutting Mitchell, if they're not going to bring in any other receivers, he'll do fine as a backup.  If he can't redeem his career in the second half of the season with whatever playing time he gets, it's easy enough to walk away from him at the end of this year.

[blue_gold_84]

I hope we hear something this week. C'mon back, Pokey!

[GOLDMEMBER]

Come earn a good living Pokey instead of toiling with tryouts, lol

[Pete]

[Jesse]

There's the timeline that they are waiting for cut down day (tomorrow), and then waiting for all of the waiver claims to go through and practice roster adds, to make any decisions. Maybe a couple of teams have even told him  to wait and see.

But man, he didn't even make it to cut down day. A hundred other receivers are about to be released. Just come home. 

[blue_gold_84]

There's the timeline that they are waiting for cut down day (tomorrow), and then waiting for all of the waiver claims to go through and practice roster adds, to make any decisions. Maybe a couple of teams have even told him  to wait and see.

But man, he didn't even make it to cut down day. A hundred other receivers are about to be released. Just come home. 

Yeah, I agree. The writing's on the wall.

Come back to the CFL and carve out a nice career with the Bombers, Pokey.

[dd]

It's his dream, and I can see how he'd like to hold onto the last glimmer of hope before pulling the plug, but really, its done. He'll be up here soon.

[blue_or_die]

We've seen this movie before. To us, it's so obvious when an opportunity isn't going to materialize any further and it's time to cut bait and move on to the next best thing. But to them, this has been everything they ever dreamed of and it becomes "at any cost" which can ultimately lead to delusion.

So I get their perspective. But as outsiders looking in, it's like...c'mon man...

[peg_city]

He has an incentive to come back and finish his contract, then he'll be a free agent in 2026.

Rather than have to play out the final year of his contract in 2026/2027.

[Pigskin]

He has an incentive to come back and finish his contract, then he'll be a free agent in 2026.

Rather than have to play out the final year of his contract in 2026/2027.

Yes, this is the way I would go. Then he's hold all the cards. A little more bargaining power.

[Waffler]

My understanding is that his contract expires Feb 2026 if he plays in the CFL or not.

[Throw Long Bannatyne]

My understanding is that his contract expires Feb 2026 if he plays in the CFL or not.

Didn't work that way for Ford but surely they have different rules for draft picks. I suspect you're right. 3 CFL players that went to the NFL and came back to different teams off the cuff, Desjarlais, Bighill and Muamba. Thing is Pokey would have more of a connection to Wpg. than he would in any other CFL city, so the Bombers should still be his preference.

[Jesse]

My understanding is that his contract expires Feb 2026 if he plays in the CFL or not.

If he does play, it extents to the next year. If he does play, this will count as his second year.

As I understand it.

[TecnoGenius]

If he does play, it extents to the next year. If he does play, this will count as his second year.

As I understand it.

You must have meant "he doesn't" for one of those...?