Big contracts = big pressure

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Originally Posted by CrazyCanuck

I don't really buy the pressure excuse either.

The NFL is under such a microscope these days that I think everyone feels some type of pressure (players, coaches, etc.). Besides, AA, Carter, etc. already received their big checks. We could cut AA tomorrow and he'd still walk away with over $10M. So where exactly is the pressure?

If anyone should feel pressure it's the Ryan Clarks of the world. These are the fringe players that live paycheck to paycheck while trying to establish NFL careers. For these guys it may be the difference between a long NFL career and hundreds of thousands of dollars, or returning to a blue-collar job in the real world. In that respect I can understand why they'd feel pressure.

What's the NFL minimum again?

I wish I was living paycheck to paycheck on that. It might be tough but I'm sure I could get by.

Believe it or not, no matter how much these guys are paid they still put pressure on themselves to play well and feel it from internal and external sources.

Not everyone is in it just for the big paycheck.