During the offseason, the New York Jets picked up the fifth-year option on linebacker Quinton Coples, who was drafted 16th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft. On Monday, the Jets waived the North Carolina product.
The Monday transaction just goes to show that fifth-year options really don’t mean anything unless the player actually makes it the new league year of the following season as the $7.751 million that Coples was scheduled to earn in 2016 was guaranteed for injury only up until that point.
Claiming Quinton Coples off waivers costs a fully GTD $534,840 this year & includes taking his $7.