The NFL’s 2019 regular season is still more than three months away
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underway, mandatory minicamps start in early June. For the New England Patriots,
who kicked off their organized team activities on Monday, this means that the
quest to defend their title kicks into a higher gear with each week.The Patriots
and their 31 challengers are not the only ones already ‘on to 2019’: oddsmakers
are also starting to release their first betting lines, with CG Technology the
first to publish odds for all of the NFL’s regular season games... well, except
week seventeen because too much can and will happen until then to make a
prognosis (but apparently not until one week before that). Either way, it looks
like the Patriots are a popular pick.As can be seen, New England is favored in
all but one of the fifteen games:If the early betting lines are to be believed,
the Patriots will be favored to start the regular season 9-0 before being an
underdog against the Eagles on the road. The team is then the favorite in all of
its remaining games — and it is not expected that its week 17 game at home
against the Miami Dolphins will be judged any differently by the oddsmakers:
they seem to like the Patriots no matter the opponent and location.Of course, it
all means little at this point in time. As noted above a lot can and will happen
until the first regular season game is played in early September. Because of
that, the lines will probably shift quite a bit. Nevertheless
Infant Damien Harris Jersey , the early outlook for the 2019 Patriots is a positive one: they are trusted to once again be among the NFL’s elite, no matter
the personnel turnover that happened during the offseason.Business as usual. The
rookie will earn $115,000 in guarantees."On Thursday, the New England Patriots
officially announced the signing of ten undrafted rookie free agents. One of the
players added is Texas tight end Andrew Back, whose limited contributions in the
passing game and comparatively average athleticism led to him going unselected.
That being said, Beck is still coming off a solid college career and brings
plenty of experience as a blocker as well as a team captain.The Patriots
obviously like the traits he brings to the table, and apparently made bringing
the 22-year-old onto the team a priority heading into free agency. A look at his
contract shows just how highly regarded a player Beck is: as first reported by
the Boston Globe’s Ben Volin, Beck received $115,000 in guaranteed money from
the Patriots, split into a $15,000 signing bonus and a $100,000 base salary
guarantee.Beck’s team-leading guarantees are are an indicator of how the
Patriots view him and what kind of competition they probably faced to bring him
on board. The Texas product
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tackles Ryan Pope ($165,000; Lions) and Mitch Hyatt ($150,000; Cowboys),
quarterback Jake Browning ($140,000; Vikings) — were so far reported to have
been given higher guarantees.Of course, his guarantee — the highest the team
handed out since linebacker Harvey Langi received the same back in 2017 — does
not ultimately guarantee Beck a spot on New England’s roster. However, it does
show that the Patriots were willing to invest noticeable resources in a player
they like. And, who knows, maybe the 6’3, 255-pound tight end will, like
Langi
Damien Harris NFL Jersey , find his way onto the team’s roster on a currently rather thin position.Overall, the Patriots’ undrafted rookie class received the
following guarantees upon signing with the world champions (breakdown, if
available, via the Boston Sports Journal’s Miguel Benzan):According to the
collective bargaining agreement, all men received three-year deals from the
Patriots that will pay them a base salary of $495,000 in 2019. In Beck’s case,
$395,000 of which are non-guaranteed.
