Joe Mixon May Hold Out

[Bilbo Saggins]

It shocks me when guys and their agents decide that this sort of a stunt is a good way to negotiate a raise. There isn't an owner in the league that wants to create a culture of caving to holdouts at the end of rookie deals. Could you imagine if all of the good players in the league decided to hold out on the least year of their deal? I get that the rookie wage scale isn't perfect and some overachievers are exposed to risk if they get hurt right before their first big payday. I just don't get the sense of making a scene about it when every player in the league has to abide by the same rules of the same CBA.