Chase not Practicing

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(08-15-2024, 10:31 AM)Sled21 Wrote: If it were up to me and I was making the rules (which obviously it's not and I'm not) I would say a contract is a contract. You and a team come to an agreement on terms and sign for X number of years. You play those years under that contract, period. Whether you shine or stink, the contract is honored. No re-negotiating or extensions until the contract it over. If a player violates the contract, he is unable to play in the league again until he honors it. If a player is injured and his career over, the injury settlement is a percentage of the contract computed on how far into the contract they played. Problem solved.

Big issue.  Unless there are bonuses stipulated in the contract for it, players aren't paid to practice.  They are paid for games via game checks. They don't even get paid for preseason games.

Another sticking point is these are professional athletes that play a contact sport.  There's always SOMETHING wrong with them, always something that hurts or aches or doesn't feel quite right.  Does a team have a right to force a player to practice when they "don't feel right"?  I mean, look at Burrow and his calf last year.  Not saying he was "forced" but he practiced when he knew he wasn't completely right and sustained a significant injury.