Josh Brown eligible for termination pay, still faces NFL ban after release

Brown is nearly certain to go unsigned around the league following his domestic abuse issues

Former Giants kicker Josh Brown is eligible to receive the remaining $720,480 of his 2016 contract through termination pay, according to league sources, after being released last week following further revelations about the potential scope of his domestic abuse. The NFL is continuing to investigate Brown's case despite him being not currently active in the league, and a lengthy suspension is expected.

Brown has never before claimed the one-time termination pay benefit, according to NFLPA sources, and thus is in line to recoup the remainder of what he was owed in this year of his contract as a vested veteran. Brown signed a two-year deal with the Giants in the offseason.

Brown was to make his regular paycheck of roughly $72,000 per game day while placed on the commissioner's exempt list by the NFL, but his release ended that pay cycle. However, per the CBA, Brown is eligible for termination pay. If the Giants elected to withhold the payments -- and there is no indication to this point that they would -- then the NFLPA would file a grievance on Brown's behalf, sources said.

Brown is virtually certain not to be re-signed elsewhere, with numerous general managers saying privately they could not foresee a scenario in which he kicked again. Ray Rice has yet to receive a single workout invitation since video of him striking his wife emerged, despite him being a former Pro Bowl running back who has been a staunch advocate for domestic violence victims since striking his wife. Rice has pledged to donate every penny he earned again in the NFL to domestic violence causes.