New England Patriots Decline Picking Up RB Sony Michel’s 5th Year Option admin, February 17, 2024 On Monday, May 3rd, 2021 the New England Patriots made a couple of interesting announcements including that they are declining to pick up the fifth – year option of their fairly young star running back Sony Michel’s rookie contract, and the New England Patriots’ front office has decided to exercise the fifth – year option on their offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn’s rookie contract. According to the respected sources surrounding the NFL, Monday, May 3rd, 2021 was the strict deadline for franchises of the National Football League to exercise the options for the players they selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft, and if exercised those players’ base salaries for 2022 then become fully guaranteed. The Ne… Read More >