Willie Gay Jr. Interview

[SunsetBengal]

(04-19-2020, 06:39 PM)Okeana Wrote: are you serious?  do you even think about your view of the world?  running backs have the shortest careers in the NFL.  They spend years in college getting paid nothing, they enter the league to play 4 years for nothing. They get 1 contract and most don't get a 2nd contract so your essentially questioning a guy for playing and making money for everyone else for years, but when he finally wants to get paid you question his character?  Seriously grow up  

Uhm..  He agreed to play for a 4 year deal, for a designated amount of money.  He needs to honor his part of the deal.

Now, is it fair to RBs to be "used up" for cheap by the NFL?  Likely not.  However, he's shown no durability issues, and should warrant a second, more lucrative deal.  What I have issue with is taking it public by putting out threats of a "holdout", if he's not given an extension.  There are diplomatic and dignified ways of doing business, like having one's agent speak with the team privately;  And then there's trying to use public perception to elicit a response from those in control.  When you ask about "view of the world" and such, which of those negotiating tactics would you think to be the more "grown up" way to go about it?