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Hopkins leaves camp - Tiger Teeth - 07-30-2016
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/texans-wr-deandre-hopkins-leaves-training-camp-begins-holdout/ar-BBv3aOa?li=BBnb7Kz
RE: Hopkins leaves camp - SunsetBengal - 07-30-2016
With all of the money that the Texans have tied up in Osweiller and Watt, did Hopkins actually think he was going to get a big payday, while he is still under contract?
Not sure that this is a fight that he can win.
RE: Hopkins leaves camp - guyofthetiger - 07-30-2016
He'll end up sitting out the season if he isn't careful. He can pull a Carson Palmer though and go elsewhere.
RE: Hopkins leaves camp - grampahol - 07-31-2016
Hmmm. Still under rookie contract.. They call it a contract for a reason.. He's going to ruin his shot at getting a great contract after his rookie contract is up if he's not careful. One off season between now and then and he'll be lucky to get vet minimum..
RE: Hopkins leaves camp - Nately120 - 08-02-2016
(07-31-2016, 01:19 PM)grampahol Wrote: They call it a contract for a reason.. ..
True...well, unless the team wants to void the thing.
RE: Hopkins leaves camp - grampahol - 08-03-2016
(08-02-2016, 12:16 AM)Nately120 Wrote: True...well, unless the team wants to void the thing.
Apparently the only one wanting to void it is Hopkins.. if I were in charge of the team I wouldn't void it.
I get that he's only got a small window of opportunity to make his millions and it can evaporate quickly, but you pays your money and takes your chances like everyone else..
I made a similar mistake at work years ago. It wasn't millions nor sports, but I screwed myself out of a great job..
RE: Hopkins leaves camp - Nately120 - 08-04-2016
(08-03-2016, 03:20 AM)grampahol Wrote: Apparently the only one wanting to void it is Hopkins.. if I were in charge of the team I wouldn't void it.
I get that he's only got a small window of opportunity to make his millions and it can evaporate quickly, but you pays your money and takes your chances like everyone else..
I made a similar mistake at work years ago. It wasn't millions nor sports, but I screwed myself out of a great job..
So a contract is a contract unless a team wants to void it?
RE: Hopkins leaves camp - rfaulk34 - 08-04-2016
(08-04-2016, 12:42 AM)Nately120 Wrote: So a contract is a contract unless a team wants to void it?
Teams can't just void a contract and not pay the player. They can cut a player before a contract is up, but they still owe any guaranteed money. They can obviously not re-sign a player when a contract expires or they can renegotiate an existing contract, but they still owe...owed money, unless it's restructured into the new deal.