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[That Guy]

Dolphins | Team will not tolerate contract holdouts
Mon, 27 Mar 2006 22:03:12 -0800

Jeff Darlington, of the Palm Beach Post, reports Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga will not be tolerant about contract holdouts. Huizenga said, "I personally am going to insist that that person we sign has got to be in camp to start. It doesn't do us any good to pick somebody and then not have them get to camp. That's going to be very important to us." He did not specifically name RB Ronnie Brown, who held out for the first three weeks of training camp in 2005, but did suggest that his late arrival helped lead to the team's 3-7 start.


THAT is a smart man. Contract holdouts typically lose the most important weeks of training camp (and their right to a good first impression), lose their position battles by default, and end up losing 8 weeks of what could have been a productive year. Ramsey's holdout (and the frustration it caused) very easily could have helped his current backup status, and its a pretty common story of stunted and late blooming careers. Of course, the holdout makes sense if its the only payday you'll be getting (total bust) or you get hit with a serious injury early on.... but usually its a squabble for 60-70k that can end up costing millions.