Arrington Interview

I was reading this old washington times article about Arrington agreeing to have the NFLPA sell Arrington merchandise, http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20040106-111100-7487r.htm, and found one part particularly interesting:

"Executives for Players Inc., the union's licensing arm, yesterday confirmed the Arrington agreement but declined to comment further. Arrington and his agents, Carl and Kevin Poston, were unavailable for comment, making the precise motivation for his turnabout unclear."

What do you all suppose the motivation was? To get the union firmly on his side for a possible showdown or to put some more money in his pocket because he knew there was no extra $6.5 million agreed to? Or something else?


I never understood why he wouldn't want the NFLPA to market his name. Was he planning on manufacturing and distributing his own line of uniforms? Plus, it was a pain in the ass typing his name in Madden 2004. :cussing:

Guys, I think I know why he didnt want the NFL to market his name. The second number in his jersey is 6. From there, The Second Minus the first number (6-5) equals 1, plus the first number 5, equals six. From there, the first PLUS the second number * pie = 6. You see what I'm saying 6,6,6. Maybe he htinks his jersey is the mark of the devil?

Guys, I think I know why he didnt want the NFL to market his name. The second number in his jersey is 6. From there, The Second Minus the first number (6-5) equals 1, plus the first number 5, equals six. From there, the first PLUS the second number * pie = 6. You see what I'm saying 6,6,6. Maybe he htinks his jersey is the mark of the devil?

Ha ha, that's great. Also, Washington Redskins has 18 letters in it. That's 6+6+6. And if you add up LaVar's jersey number (5+6) plus the defensive formation the Redskins employ (4+3), again you get 18 or 6+6+6. But wait, there's more. FedExField has 10 letters plus Landover has 8 letters. Again, that's 18, or 6+6+6. Poor LaVar! No matter where he turns he just can't avoid the mark of the devil.

Seriously though, I hope this grievance gets settled soon because it seems like nothing more than an unecessary nuisance

I like LaVar but as most everyone has said, he's coming out of this looking like an idiot. Eat the loss and get on with it. I'm sure the huge chunk of cash you're getting will hold you over for the rest of your life.

LaVar, you are the highest paid LB in the NFL....without the 6.5 mil.....get a new agent, shut up, and play.

Well he dont seemed to outraged about it. I dont understand why they only had 30 minutes to sign the contract. It sounds all true and that he rembembers it all. So why didnt he look to make sure he did not see 666?

What do you guys make of this latest article regarding Arrington and his "missing" $6.5M?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19038-2004Mar23.html

At least he claims he won't let this interfere with his play on the field, but still, the whole situation is a bit disturbing. How insane would it be if we let Champ go to keep LaVar, and now he could be wanting out?!

Let's hope we can get this situation resolved quickly and have it be water under the bridge by the time the season starts.

What I found most interesting about the article is LA's lack of excitement for the coaching change. I suspect this is because LA realizes Gibbs will not put up with his $hit and wanting to do what he wants on defense and to top it off if it comes down to a pissing contest there is no way LA can beat Gibbs in the eyes of the fans or the media.

I think the redskins should look at this as an opportunity to gauge other teams interest in LA and see what can be had in a trade. I suspect LA could help the redskins more by being part of a blockbuster trade that staying on a team he will never respect again.

What would be considered a fair trade price for LaVar?

I think talk of trading LA is a bit premature. Right now, he thinks that the Skins screwed him out of 6 1/2 million dollars. He's wrong, but that's what he thinks. If it were me, I'd be pissed too. But...He's eventually gonna cool down and realize that, like SkinsRock said, he's the highest paid LB in the league and that he signed the contract without making sure all of the details were to his liking. Not exactly unfair. Plus---He's still not even approaching the jackass proportions of Ty Law who says he doesn't ever want to be a Patriot again. LA still has emotional ties to the Skins and seems to care about the team, that's a good thing. As far as not being excited about Gibbs goes...It's his what, 5th coach? I'm excited too about Gibbs being back, but I'll admit that excitement is tempered until I see results.