08-25-2019, 11:37 PM
(08-25-2019, 11:21 PM)THE PISTONS Wrote: And a lot of guys would do that...just collect the salary and not play.
That's what fans wanted.
It's weird they are letting him keep his bonus. Almost like they worked that out with him. Retiring gives them salary cap relief I assume.
Maybe they knew about his retirement ahead of time, and told him he could keep his bonus as long as he dressed for a couple preseason games (to sell as many tickets as possible)? Think about how empty that stadium would be had Luck announced his retirement earlier in the offseason.
The training, nutrition, medicine, fitness, playbooks and rules evolve. The athlete does not.
