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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Is he really crazy? Or is he just doing what he thinks is best for him?
NFL players have short career spans, limited contract rights in the CBA, and tend to get used pretty heavily.
By the time you're drafted you're already 21/22 since you've had to play 3-4 years for free in the NCAA. Then if you're a top pick your first contract is pretty much 5 years long for a set value that you didn't get to negotiate and that is determined 100% by where you are picked. Then after that you could be franchised tags for up to 3 seasons.
On top of it all the money is not guaranteed and can be heavily incentive based.
That is the one league where I have no issues with players trying to take a bit more control of their own destiny, because not like anything is promised to them by their organizations.
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I mean if you fully ignore all the off field interactions...
I don't disagree but he gave up $30 million guaranteed for ... $9 million guaranteed with a 2nd year option that won't be picked up.