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Originally Posted by Dengar
I also dont like when players holdout but i wouldnt go this far. You also have to understand that the nfl owners have almost all the leverage in almost every negotiating situation. The NFL is setup so that a team can sign a guy to a deal, backload it so they only pay him a small percentage of him in the first year, than release him. Contracts are so one sided its not even funny.
But in this case with T.O i agree. He signed a 7 year deal not one year ago and is now complaining. He made his bed, now he has to lie in it.
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If the NFL owners have such the heavy hand then why are the players signing.
Jiminy crickets, that's a poor excuse. I can almost guarantee every single poster here would sacrifice a few years of their life to get paid a couple hundred - million dollars a year to play football.
Even if the player makes league minimum for 1 season and he's out, he's set for life and with the right investments will never have to work again.
I don't feel bad, these players make so much it's hard for me to feel sorry for them. They get college scholarships, are treated to all kinds of benefits because they are good at a game and they want to cry how owners are unfair and they can't live on what they make...... have them try pumping gas or working in a factory for $10 an hour with no benefits. Then let's see what they say.