08-30-2024, 10:27 AM
(08-30-2024, 10:22 AM)Whatever Wrote: Your logic has a big hole.
You can't argue that teams should hold players to their contracts when teams are free to refuse to honor contracts whenever they wish. I mean, the Bengals didn't honor the contracts of some 3 dozen guys they let go in final cuts, just for starters.
The only way the owners have a moral high ground when it comes to holding players to contracts is if they make all contracts fully guaranteed in the next CBA, which will never happen.
In this case, we're dealing with a player who's current deal wasn't negotiated in good faith. It was a slotted "take it or leave it" deal after being drafted. That's a big reason there's more urgency in the Chase camp.
If you want to play in the NFL, rookie deals are what they are. The Players Union agreed to them. They should honor them. Chase is probably making tens of millions more than his contract is in jersey and other sales, and endorsement money. How much is enough?
