I think the losing serious money part comes from Harry not working n his game, not trying to secure a spot on the rotation, and having no other team interested in him. Out of sight , out of mind. Had he been practicing hard, there'd be film on him Some team might take a flyer on him. WOrst case scenario for him is that the Pats keep him for injury insurance, and he never plays in 2022. Or instead of cutting him, they find a reason to IR him. That might be the end of Harry's NFL money. Sort of the same with Wynn. As an OT he has more value and someone would pick him up, but not at going OT rates. For both of them, the money losses come not this year, but next. In Wynn's case, the difference between the money he might have have attracted ($10++ mil) vs what he might now attract as a guy who might be a backup with the Pats, could easily run into millions.
The discouraging part is they just don't care about showing up. Like Smith last year, they don't care enough about football to show up for OTAs. Whether it's Tom Brady or N'Keal Harry, thee guys make millions and they haven't worked since January. It's a suck attitude. Tom Brady was so good he cuuld overcome it until the end, but Harry? Wynn?. Yeah no.