If you’re unhappy with your deal, that’s on your agent and on the people you’ve trusted to negotiate the CBA. In general, few NFL players have a sense of just how undervalued they are. Most are just happy to have jobs, and that there’s so many players doesn’t help their cause. Negotiate better deals, and hold your ground as a group. It’s a team sport, so mobilize and defend as a team.

Individually speaking, purposefully passing up on millions when you have children and bills is just foolhardy. Dangerous even. Earl Thomas came back because he knew he ultimately couldn’t afford to stay home. Brutal way for his story to end, but he had to.