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AlbaNY_Ram
If you discovered a painting by Leonardo da Vinci.in your attic and it was appraised for $30M how much would you sell it for. $20M? or $30M?
Well, in today's market AD is worth $30M a year. How much should he get paid?
That’s an oversimplification, AlbaNY.
If AD were a UFA today then maybe we’re talking $30M, but AD is under contract with 3 years left to go. The time for AD to want more money was back in 2018 BEFORE he signed that blockbuster contract, not today.
Moreover, it was a huge contract befitting the best D player in the game. Rams have done right by AD all along. And frankly, Rams have all the leverage here.
Look, if Rams want to massage AD’s ego here with some kind of extension it’s fine by me. But I would consider it a PR move more than anything. And a very poor precedent setter, at that. Let’s don’t forget that Rams have other elites in mid-contract and they’re surely watching developments here very closely. Do we really want to open up an endless early contract renegotiation can of worms in a tight salary cap era?
This current AD/agent strategy is not a good look for him. Kinda makes him look petulant. The time to play hardball contract negotiations is when his current contract is up, imo.
I love AD’s play and other intangibles just as much as anybody else, but I have to frown at this tactic. Too much like extortion. He should man up and honor his already massive contract. Maybe enhance his income with commercial endorsements? I mean, he does work and live in LA after all.
