I don't know why they are making a stink of this...it's probably due to the reason you mentioned about signing the official contracts although mathews didn't sign - irrc - so he should get his money now. But TG has to sign his new contract so they know how much to pay him.
Trying to make the Rams look cheap doesn't work...really after paying all our star players top dollar....so the writer saying it hurts the Rams seems kinda like a cheap shot. And TG not talking to his teammates - even though they are NOT the ones who pay him....seems...ummm...silly and petty. Mathews may have the best case since he didn't resign yet and maybe that's why he's suing the Rams. okay...fine.
However, I think the Rams have plenty of money and don't know why Mathews hasn't been paid when Snead even said both players WILL be paid and admitted they were owed money.
It's really just kinda sad...cuz it makes TG look kinda small and petty on the way out IF...the offset language and new contract signing are the real reasons he hasn't been paid yet. it'll work itself out eventually...however, there DOES seem to be some bad blood between TG and the Rams & McVay....I wonder if there's more to the reason McVay moved on than just the cap money...I wonder if there wasn't some locker-room stuff (TG losing Capt status and McVay's usage of TG) that rubbed everyone the wrong way and so McVay just cut him. Seems like we coulda traded TG ala David Johnson instead of getting absolutely nuthin in the transaction.
I dunno...so much of all the Rams offseason just seems kinda odd with the ex players, Wade, Fassel, logo rollout, big exodus of FAs from Rams.
I dunno...it all just feels kinda...ummm odd.
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