2691746, RE: NFL execs worry exploited players might be slightly less exploitable
Posted by jimaveli, Thu Mar-28-19 09:44 PM
>Man, f*ck these people.
>
>"Multiple high-ranking sources at the NFL owners meetings told
>ESPN that Brown forcing his way out of a contract with three
>years left might set a precedent that players can do what they
>want."
>
>what a f*cking quote
>
>http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/30477/antonio-brown-trade-sets-dangerous-precedent-execs-say
We're basically talking about contracts without guaranteed money as the main issue, right? That's the thing both AB and Lay were getting at if I understood them. They know they are about as good as they're going to be RIGHT NOW and they want as much guaranteed cheese as possible before they hit those scary NFL ages (30 for RB, 32 for WR) start to decline and the league throws them away for the next set of younger dudes who can play. Throwing away old/hurt players by and large is a big thing for that league. There's key exceptions but it ain't the norm at all.
But hell...
Seeing the alternative in the NBA probably validates the stance to some degree. You know the story: aging dudes who were good 3 years ago making hella money while dragging the team they play for through lame duck season after lame duck season until that team finally basically trades their contract away to get rid of them and start the process of being less wack in 4 years if they're lucky.
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