Sheldon Brown wants out

[Zerohero]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I do like the idea of one-year contracts. However, how 'bout teams let players go when they don't want to be in that team anymore? I mean when teams don't want a player, they straight up cut them (Jason Taylor, Marcus Washington, etc., etc.). I don't know why fans make such a big deal when the likes of Chad Johnson or Anquan Boldin ask to be traded. People say "oh, it's all about the money". However, they don't say that it is "all about the money" when they cut a player (like when the team cut Washington). Neither the teams nor the players honor their respective contracts, and it should just stop.

You have to admit that most player trade or contract problems are solely based on money. While of course there are exceptions but in Boldin's case he wants to leave a Superbowl team cuz of money. While Chad Johnson is a mixture of both. Where i see teams make their move more based on performance. Ive yet to hear a team has refused a players guaranteed money based on performance, but only off the field issues.

If the players want more flexibility, stop asking the agents for 10 year deals.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Zerohero

You have to admit that most player trade or contract problems are solely based on money. While of course there are exceptions but in Boldin's case he wants to leave a Superbowl team cuz of money. While Chad Johnson is a mixture of both. Where i see teams make their move more based on performance. Ive yet to hear a team has refused a players guaranteed money based on performance, but only off the field issues.

If the players want more flexibility, stop asking the agents for 10 year deals.

I understand your point and in many ways agree with you. But the thing is that the players, like everyone else, want some job security to protect their families. A long-term contract helps to ensure that you will be able to look out for your loved ones now and into the future.

[sportscurmudgeon]

These "ten year deals" are simply ways to stroke the egos of the players and to give agents something to use to get new players to sign up with them.

The vast majority of long term NFL deals with huge balloon payments in the last two years are not honored. The player becomes a "cap casualty" - - and it happens way more often than not.

It isn't a matter of honoring the contract because the "ten year contract" is in reality a sequence of ten "one year contracts". The reality is that players love the ego boost they get when it is announced that Joe Flabeetz signed an 8-year deal worth $100M. But if he is going to get $20M in year 7 and $25M in year 8, he will probably never see a dime of that money. but it sounds better than a 6 year deal worth $55M.

Agents love these kind of "balloon deals" too because it allows them to turn to other players and say, "I can get you a nine-figure contract..."

Teams don't mind because they know from the start that they aren't going to pony up all of that money unless they REALLY want to in the final years.