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"Objects" don't earn up to $35 mil per year.

August 22, 2019 04:39AM
Saying that NFL players can be treated like "objects" is over the top. Nobody is indispensable. Even the least paid NFL player who may never even be activated for a game earns a half-million per year.

Being an NFL player is inherently a high risk, high reward, relatively short term profession. But even a moderately paid NFL player who can last for 4 or 5 years can have a high living standard the rest of his life if he is wise with his money.

Yes, of course, the employer has the upper hand. The guy who pays the bills and who generates the revenue is responsible to a lot of people, sometimes to share holders. We operate within a Capitalistic system and these are the rules that we play by.

Do NFL players have the right to essentially boycott, not play, and have their pay docked accordingly? Sure. They're not objects or slaves without rights. Yet they have voluntarily signed a contract for their services that is based on a certain amount and a length of time. So is not honoring it the ethical thing to do because the player wants to change the terms mid-contract? I suppose that is in the eye of the beholder. And, not all situations are equal.

But of all the positions on a team, I think an RB needs to think twice about boycotting their current contract. RBs can be fairly easily replaced, even if it is with a platoon system. Look at the Rams; Gurley's knee went south at the end of the year, our excellent #2 back went down with a clavicle injury, and the Rams sign CJ Anderson and he comes in and immediately does a good job.

It's not black and white, one-size-fits-all for sure. But it is a gamble that is just as likely not to pay off.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2019 04:40AM by RockRam.
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  Trend of holding out for new deals is A DISGRACE & SHAMEFUL!

spagsbacker800August 22, 2019 03:35AM

  Well teams can cut players before their contracts are up

Ram_Ruler326August 22, 2019 03:43AM

  "Objects" don't earn up to $35 mil per year.

RockRam357August 22, 2019 04:39AM

  Well money is a relative thing

Ram_Ruler227August 22, 2019 04:51AM

  Sure owners look at their employees as "business pieces".

RockRam239August 22, 2019 05:02AM

  I agree with everything you said EXCEPT

Ram_Ruler219August 22, 2019 05:07AM

  Except they didn't negotiate the deal

baraw172August 22, 2019 06:48AM

  Re: Except they didn't negotiate the deal

AlbaNY_Ram275August 22, 2019 12:04PM

  Trades have always struck me as curious

3030188August 22, 2019 05:47AM

  Yeah trades are so confusing legally

Ram_Ruler266August 22, 2019 06:14AM

  Re: It's in the contract (CBA)

dzrams166August 22, 2019 10:04AM

  Re: Such a good point...

dzrams219August 22, 2019 08:36AM

  Re: Trend of holding out for new deals is A DISGRACE & SHAMEFUL!

tonyde258August 22, 2019 03:48AM

  The owners are not in breach when they cut players

stlramz237August 22, 2019 06:40AM

  Re: Trend of holding out for new deals is A DISGRACE & SHAMEFUL!

Classicalwit256August 22, 2019 04:27AM

  It's not a bad idea but

Ram_Ruler223August 22, 2019 04:57AM

  plus

zn233August 22, 2019 06:28AM

  I agree.

Ram_Ruler387August 22, 2019 08:23AM

  Re: Except...

dzrams180August 22, 2019 10:55AM

  Re: Except...

zn210August 22, 2019 11:33AM

  Re: Except...

cool_hand_luke237August 22, 2019 09:58PM

  Re: Except...

zn215August 22, 2019 10:07PM

  Re: Except...

cool_hand_luke189August 22, 2019 10:37PM

  Re: The NFL already does something like that

AlbaNY_Ram234August 23, 2019 03:14AM

  Wow. Thanks for point that out. /nm

cool_hand_luke233August 23, 2019 03:49AM

  It would be difficult to operate on a hard cap on that basis.

RockRam183August 22, 2019 05:05AM

  Re: Trend of holding out for new deals is A DISGRACE & SHAMEFUL!

cool_hand_luke205August 22, 2019 05:34AM

  Trend? This has gone on forever...

DaJudge333August 22, 2019 06:20AM

  and even before that

zn215August 22, 2019 06:32AM

  Re: and even before that

stlramz232August 22, 2019 10:43AM

  Re: and even before that

21Dog204August 22, 2019 12:49PM

  Re: and even before that

sacram204August 22, 2019 01:06PM

  But ED was not a holdout

waterfield279August 22, 2019 08:54PM

  Re: But ED was not a holdout

stlramz246August 22, 2019 10:00PM

  Re: But ED was not a holdout

21Dog306August 23, 2019 05:15AM

  Re: But ED was not a holdout

stlramz250August 23, 2019 05:32AM

  Re: Trend of holding out for new deals is A DISGRACE & SHAMEFUL!

six2stack300August 22, 2019 09:00AM

  under the new CBA

zn235August 22, 2019 11:52AM