09-03-2024, 09:26 PM
Kudos to WeezyBengals recognizing this issue way back on July 26, when some speculating it was a non-issue and that Chase was just listening to his body or trying to get extra practice time for the rookies.
As Ja'Marr Chase is one of my all-time favorite players -- and I display a collector's item card of his on my desk -- I'm predisposed towards him. And he's has made some plays that are unforgettable, like when he broke free against KC, surrounded by Chief's players. But I still was quite annoyed that he decided to do this hold-in with two years left on his contract. It did not seem ethical to me. However, those feelings were ameliorated by the thought-provoking commentary on NFL contracts by various posters, most notably by Whatever, which allowed me to understand another angle in terms of the ethics of this situation.
But I don't see the ethics of Chase showing up last Monday and Tuesday (a week ago) to practice and never communicating to his coaches that he would not be returning to practice on Wednesday. The fact that he never communicated was evident by Coach Taylor going before the cameras on Tuesday night and saying Chase would be ready for game 1, and then needing to go back in front of the cameras on Wednesday and do a mea culpa and take it all back.
It just seem really irresponsible of Chase to have not communicated with his coaches what his plans were for practice, to the point of it being a complete surprise when he showed up and didn't practice last Wednesday.
As Ja'Marr Chase is one of my all-time favorite players -- and I display a collector's item card of his on my desk -- I'm predisposed towards him. And he's has made some plays that are unforgettable, like when he broke free against KC, surrounded by Chief's players. But I still was quite annoyed that he decided to do this hold-in with two years left on his contract. It did not seem ethical to me. However, those feelings were ameliorated by the thought-provoking commentary on NFL contracts by various posters, most notably by Whatever, which allowed me to understand another angle in terms of the ethics of this situation.
But I don't see the ethics of Chase showing up last Monday and Tuesday (a week ago) to practice and never communicating to his coaches that he would not be returning to practice on Wednesday. The fact that he never communicated was evident by Coach Taylor going before the cameras on Tuesday night and saying Chase would be ready for game 1, and then needing to go back in front of the cameras on Wednesday and do a mea culpa and take it all back.
It just seem really irresponsible of Chase to have not communicated with his coaches what his plans were for practice, to the point of it being a complete surprise when he showed up and didn't practice last Wednesday.
