Right. If you sign a contract, you sign a contract. If I sign for
five years and suck, the team should have to pay me. If I sign for
five years and wind up being great, the team should not have to
renegotiate. If I so desire, I should sign for one year. That will
give me leverage if I play well. If I sign for five years, I am
potentially sacrificing extra money for security. It is a decision
between the player and the team, and the terms to which they
originally agree should stand.

That's not the way it is but the way it should be. In real life,
contracts are made up front with the bonus, i.e. the guaranteed
money. Samari Rolle signed a six-year deal with the Ravens. Does
anyone truly believe that he will be here six years? At some point
he will be a salary cap cut. Whatever he got up front in the form of
a signing bonus is his gravy money, because the Ravens cannot avoid
paying it. Both sides make out and both sides take a hit, just in
different ways.




--- In BaltimoRavens@yahoogroups.com, "joes06" <joes06@w...> wrote:
> I agree it's somewhat bizarre that a team can sign a contract then
turn around and cut the guy.But one thing you don't see is teams
telling players they want to renegeoiate their contracts because they
had a lousy year or were injured and drew full salary.
>
> The other thing is these guys accept signing bonuses up front,then
because the next few years of the contract seem small in numbers
compared to other players,then they want a new one all over
again.That's horseshit. Think the Dolphins will ever get Ricky
William's signing bonus back?
>
> Plus if these guys do get cut and still have anything left then
they can catch on with another team.If not they need to face facts
and get a job at a car wash and see how they like that money.These
freakin guys ego's are bigger than their brains.
>
> Any team that gives into these prima donna players is nuts. The
graveyard is full of indispensible people.
>
>
>
> --- In BaltimoRavens@yahoogroups.com, Econ <scat19@y...> wrote:
> > like I said, the owners are quick to cut a player eventhough they
have a contract.
> >
> >
> > Econ
> >
> > Stephen James <stephenjames1979@y...> wrote:
> > The problem I have is that assholes like TO and Walker, who are
already making a lot of money as is, are playing well and already
agreed to a deal set in place are all of the sudden whining that they
want a new contract when they could have gotten guaranteed money to
begin with.
> >
> > Econ <scat19@y...> wrote:This is the only reason I agree with TO
and the other players who hold out for more money. You can play and
do nothing wrong then the team can just terminate your contract. The
players really need to do something about this when the player union
contract comes up.
> >
> >
> > Econ
> >
> > hbc_7840 <fang_guy@y...> wrote:
> > Bengals release LB Hardy
> >
> > May 3, 2005
> > CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Cincinnati Bengals terminated the contract
of
> > linebacker Kevin Hardy on Tuesday.
> >
> > Hardy spent two of his nine NFL seasons with the Bengals. He led
the
> > team in tackles with 124 in 2003, and started 14 games last
season.
> >
> > ``Kevin's leadership abilities and his professionalism have been
a
> > huge asset to me and our football team, and this was a difficult
> > decision to make,'' coach Marvin Lewis said. ``However, for
Kevin's
> > ability to gain an opportunity with another team, this is the
best
> > timing.''
> >
> > The Bengals have loaded up on linebackers in the past two drafts,
and
> > used their first two picks this year on Georgia teammates David
> > Pollack and Odell Thurman.
> >
> > Hardy was Jacksonville's first-round pick in 1996 and spent six
years
> > with the Jaguars. He was with Dallas in 2002, and signed with the
> > Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2003.
> >
> > He had his best season in 1998, when he was credited with 100
solo
> > tackles and 89 assists.
> >
> >
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