Trent Williams holding out for new deal

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Also we have not heard one peep from Trent himself on Social media or any quotes from the media. He has not said anything about "Not playing for the redskins" . Unless I missed it.

That gives me some hope.

A while back, Sheehan said one of his friends who is a lawyer suggested that the reason Trent hasn't spoken publicly is that the reports simply aren't true. If the medical staff DID handle his situation appropriately, and Trent himself accused them of not doing so, the skins could (and given their litigious nature, likely would), sue him for libel.

The fact that the skins have not made any changes to, and continue to support, the medical staff lends to the belief that they did their jobs exactly like they were supposed to.

Which means there are only two possibilities which i consider realistic:

1) This is really ALL about money, in which case I applaud Allen for not caving. Trent will either show up and get paid or he wont. Either way, Allen is smart for not setting a precedent where players can hold out, leak false stories to the media that make the team look bad, and then get rewarded for it.

2) The medical issue is really of primary concern to Trent, but he's unreasonable in his criticism. In which case I still applaud Allen for remaining loyal to his staff.

Regardless, the team - and Allen specifically - has showed tremendous loyalty to Trent over the years. Its a shame Trent is choosing not to reciprocate that loyalty, but at the end of the day, this is a business and all sides are going to act in ways which they believe are for their own best interests.

[Schneed10]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

A while back, Sheehan said one of his friends who is a lawyer suggested that the reason Trent hasn't spoken publicly is that the reports simply aren't true. If the medical staff DID handle his situation appropriately, and Trent himself accused them of not doing so, the skins could (and given their litigious nature, likely would), sue him for libel.

The fact that the skins have not made any changes to, and continue to support, the medical staff lends to the belief that they did their jobs exactly like they were supposed to.

Which means there are only two possibilities which i consider realistic:

1) This is really ALL about money, in which case I applaud Allen for not caving. Trent will either show up and get paid or he wont. Either way, Allen is smart for not setting a precedent where players can hold out, leak false stories to the media that make the team look bad, and then get rewarded for it.

2) The medical issue is really of primary concern to Trent, but he's unreasonable in his criticism. In which case I still applaud Allen for remaining loyal to his staff.

Regardless, the team - and Allen specifically - has showed tremendous loyalty to Trent over the years. Its a shame Trent is choosing not to reciprocate that loyalty, but at the end of the day, this is a business and all sides are going to act in ways which they believe are for their own best interests.

Nailed it