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Originally Posted by jdlea
Nothing is guaranteed to the players in the NFL. It should be able to go both ways. I can see where the players are coming from on this one.
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There is one thing that's guaranteed to these players, and that's signing bonus. The players and their agents know that going in, and they negotiate and hold out for as much signing bonus as they can get their hands on, knowing full well that is the key to their financial security.
I'm sorry, but if you negotiated a deal a year ago, you should have negotiated for enough signing bonus to keep you happy for the duration of the contract you agreed to. Otherwise, you should've signed a shorter deal or asked for more signing bonus-- a year ago, not a year after signing the contract.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement is a double-edged sword, and both sides (the players and the owners) have their checks and balances built into the symbiotic salary cap and free agency systems. This argument that players are essentially being exploited by the owners (due to the lack of guaranteed contracts) has no basis in reality. It's a delusional fantasy fabricated by the players and their agents for their own benefit. You can't blame them-- we live in a capitalist society, and everyone's out to get the biggest piece of the pie they can get-- but that doesn't mean the owners should have to bake a new pie every time a player starts crying, "more! more!"