Broncos interested in Portis?

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by Mc2guy

Fair enough, but the NFL is an owners league. Players have little or no leverage to get fair pay other than to request a trade or to sit out. Baseball has an arbitration process that ensures that players are fairly compensated. Football players basically get screwed if they outperform their contract. Furthermore, teams also have the leverage when a player underperforms as the team can simply "cut" a player and not honor their contract to the player. It works both ways.

If contracts in the NFL were guaranteed, then I would agree with you that it unfair for players to renegotiate in the media.

I would agree with you if they got paid what a normal person gets paid. They get paid on potential, and they get paid if they get injured or under perform.
If they get cut, they still get the signing bonus.

I would like someone to sign me to a 5 year 35 mil contract with a 7 mil signing bonus. I will never play a down and I am still set for life. For LIFE! They get paid millions upon millions to play a game. They need to see themselves as lucky...not deserving.