Team Report On Y!sports, Didn't Know That This Was Why..

[Ivan The Awesome]

Travelle Wharton was let go.. I'm not sure if this is true, but if he wouldn't take less money and left because of that. Hmmmm...

Because linebacker Thomas Davis was willing to give up some money, he got a chance to come back to the Carolina Panthers. Because left guard Travelle Wharton wouldn’t, he went on the market until being signed by Cincinnati.

Check it out right here.

I never knew that this was the main reason. Not sure what to think about it. Could it be he's not being a team player? It makes me wonder how much they actually wanted to pay him this year. Maybe he thought it was a slap to the face?

[jtnc]

Gantt had tweeted this was the case, that they offered him a restructured deal and he wouldn't take.

[jtnc]

One other thing on Wharton: 24 hours ago, teammates thought he was safe. Tells me a late pay-cut was offered, rejected.

https://twitter.com/#!/daringantt/status/179727945718444032

[Ivan The Awesome]

I don't follow twitter that much. Good info to know though.

[Gallagher]

Odd though because didn't he only get $10/3 year from Cinci? Either we really low balled him or his thinking was that if he was going to be getting less $$$, he might as well switch teams.

[jtnc]

We must have low-balled him, cause he really does love Charlotte. He stays in my someone I know neighborhood.

[Keep Pounding]

He should of just taken the restructure and stayed with us, but I still wish him luck.

[PhillyB]

if we offered him less it wasn't a lowball, it was an offer paralleling his production. dude was a bottom ten pass blocking guard last season. in an air coryell system with a brand new franchise quarterback that's the last thing we need.

[Jackofalltrades]

I hate he's gone, but it's a business first and foremost for these guys. Wharton felt he could acheive higher pay with another team and I have no problem with that. I wish him luck and hope he lands outside of our division. Given his age and cap number he was due a restructure or a chance to test his market.

[cookinbrak]

How much is it gonna cost to replace him?

[Lumps]

I never knew that this was the main reason. Not sure what to think about it. Could it be he's not being a team player? It makes me wonder how much they actually wanted to pay him this year. Maybe he thought it was a slap to the face?

Don't be so dramatic, it wasn't an emotional decision. Wharton is not worth what we would had to pay him. Knowing the Panthers, they offered him a fair deal, but probably not the best deal out there for a slightly below average player such as Wharton. But a slightly less than average Olineman is actually in demand by quite a few teams so I doubt the Panthers' offer was the bst on the table. Davis is a different story, no one would have offered Davis a better deal, maybe just different but it would be very highly incentive based just like ours is. Davis actually has a gateway to make A LOT of money if he reamins healthy and preforms.

WIth everything said it was a buisness decion, not an emotional decision. Wharton can do as he wishes, he serviced the Panthers decently and deserves to make his own decisions, I wouldn't call him out for not being a team players because of that. He was a team players his whole time here and he is a class act so I bet he'll be a huge team player up in Ohio as well.

[Snake]

Is it me or ever time I see a player make a "business " decision they always end up on a worse team in a bad situation.

[jasonluckydog]

Gamecock down....gamecock down:(

[Ivan The Awesome]

Don't be so dramatic, it wasn't an emotional decision. Wharton is not worth what we would had to pay him. Knowing the Panthers, they offered him a fair deal, but probably not the best deal out there for a slightly below average player such as Wharton. But a slightly less than average Olineman is actually in demand by quite a few teams so I doubt the Panthers' offer was the bst on the table. Davis is a different story, no one would have offered Davis a better deal, maybe just different but it would be very highly incentive based just like ours is. Davis actually has a gateway to make A LOT of money if he reamins healthy and preforms.

WIth everything said it was a buisness decion, not an emotional decision. Wharton can do as he wishes, he serviced the Panthers decently and deserves to make his own decisions, I wouldn't call him out for not being a team players because of that. He was a team players his whole time here and he is a class act so I bet he'll be a huge team player up in Ohio as well.

Wasn't being over dramatic. It was a legit question. He probably thought we low balled him and decided to move on. You can't say it's an emotionless decision, especially if he was low balled. Either way he's gone, hope he does well. Wish he was still here to be honest.