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I agree it's his decision, and no one but him knows how hurt he really is. Me, I'd rather have a guy like Tom Nutten, the o-lineman for the Rams who is playing with a torn knee ligament.
Abraham can and will do as he pleases. The comment about him paying his rent is a bit over the top, because he's pulled down about 10 mil in his playing career already so I don't think rent is an issue. I think Abraham knows he's probably not coming back to the Jets next year, so his loyalty is to himself and not to this season. Tomorrow isn't promised, and while it's a bottom line business I'm sure that attitude isn't adding any money to his next contract, it's bound to cost him because he's establishing himself as a me first guy.
I think the one thing that Gibbs brought to this team was a toughness and a sense of team. We had a ton of guys playing hurt, LaVar came back when he could have easily said "No thanks, I don't want to risk next year." My opinion is probably worth about five cents less than the paper its printed on, but I don't see Abraham exhibiting any of the traits that Gibbs looks for in Redskins. Irish is right, it's his body, his career and his choice. But you only get so many shots to get to the Super Bowl, so to me for Abraham to sit out on this chance tells me that his goal is about him and not the team.
My only point is this, what if we were in the playoffs and one of our top guys (Portis, LaVar, Washington) sat out because he was worried about injuring himself and missing his free agent payday? Would we be so accepting and say it's his decision? And does Abraham play this week, or does he sit for fear of risking further injury?
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