***NFL Free Agency News & Signings Thread***

[*jason*]

(03-13-2024, 07:44 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: I dont think he is right.  These guys are multi-millionaires and they still demand even more.   There is only so much of the pie someone can take and they want to take all they can get and not worry about the others.  If you were a player I would say look at the guy beside you in the locker.  The more you take the less there is to go around for everyone else including that guy they just had to cut because they cant afford to keep everyone.  Dont say its disloyal to cut guys when the very reason a lot of these guys are cut is because of salary cap issues created by the players themselves.  You demand X amount of dollars and another player demands Y amount of dollars then you say something about loyalty when they have to cut a teammate because they no longer have enough cap space to keep everyone in a situation you helped create.

Some are multimillionaires... Most will be in the league for 3 years or less. Those that last longer still only have what?... 10 years if they're lucky? Ten years to earn that kind of money. The rest of their lives to limp and hobble. The NBA can guarantee contracts. They have a cap too.