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Working out a team's former players before playing them...do players get paid for workouts?

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The Panthers worked out former Eagles TE/FB James Casey today.  Also worked out former Rams/Eagles/Patriots CB Bradley Fletcher.  The Panthers have injuries at both positions so it doesn't look that suspicious, but at the same time isn't it a bit weird to be working out former Eagles on the same week we play them?  The Eagles also worked out former Panthers C Brian Folkerts last week.

My question is, do players get paid for workouts?  Or do they only get paid for signing a contract?  Do teams pay former players for whatever inside info they provide?  This has to be an old trick but I admit I don't really know what goes on behind the scenes.  Kinda shady if you ask me but all the teams seem to do it.

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The Panthers worked out former Eagles TE/FB James Casey today.  Also worked out former Rams/Eagles/Patriots CB Bradley Fletcher.  The Panthers have injuries at both positions so it doesn't look that suspicious, but at the same time isn't it a bit weird to be working out former Eagles on the same week we play them?  The Eagles also worked out former Panthers C Brian Folkerts last week.

My question is, do players get paid for workouts?  Or do they only get paid for signing a contract?  Do teams pay former players for whatever inside info they provide?  This has to be an old trick but I admit I don't really know what goes on behind the scenes.  Kinda shady if you ask me but all the teams seem to do it.

Nope, the players don't get paid to come workout. Team buys them a roundtrip ticket to CLT and provides a hotel room and meals if overnight stay is necessary, but that's it.

Now signing players off another team's practice squad is a different animal

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