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CeeZar
So the only guy that held out and demanded a trade at the same time did not get traded. As for the rest of them, their disputes were not about money and in each case the team was not all that interested in keeping them in the first place. Again, not like the AD situation.
I appreciate the research. I probably have different conclusions that you.
What I take from this is, when players demand a trade, they typically get traded.
Keshawn Johnson - You forgot this one. Traded after his demand
Joey Galloway - Contract dispute, held out 8 games with Seattle in '99, led to trade after the season
Sean Gilbert - not traded, but forced his way off the team and got paid
Jay Culter
Martavis Bryant
Dickerson
Palmer
Chad Johnson - eventually traded.
It matters not if the dispute is about money. Looking for a perfect comparable is folly. First, there are few players that compare to Donald talent wise. Secondly, players are at different stages in their contracts or they're traded for none money reasons as you pointed out. Some were tagged, some were at earlier stages in the contract. Some held out, some didn't. But the bottom line is, they demanded to be traded and eventually were.
Given these examples, I think a better question is, how often do star players demand to be traded and aren't?
I've stated before, the real card AD has to play after being tagged is not just threatening to hold out or even going through with that, it's demanding to be traded. Holding out is simply additional leverage to indicate that you are serious about the trade demand.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/05/2018 08:30AM by dzrams.
