Griever wrote:Deion Branch won 3 Super Bowls in 4 years. After that there is nothing else to accomplish except how big of a contract you can land.
I disagree with this. You never lose that competitive fire to still be the best YEAR IN and YEAR OUT. Im not saying that theses people are not greedy etc, but their is deffinatly that copetitive fire to be the best.
Second, i dont think the Dieon Branch you can rank up there with greedy players. This guy is playing in the last year of his original ROOKIE contract, that generally doesnt pay someone very much. He plays a contact, one hit and your career is done sport. You need to protect yourself, and he went out and wanted a contract extension. This way if he does get hurt this year, he actually has a decent chunk of change that may need to last him the rest of his life.
You have to remember, Football contracts are not Gauranteed contracts like baseball. If they decide to cut you, you get a VERY small portion of the original contract. It doesnt matter if you 5 years left, if they cut you they only pay you out a small portion.
Ive always been apposed to people holding out. My view was you signed the contract, play out the contract. However I cant blame Dieon for holding out, just like Javon Walker last year. You have to think of the future, in a violent and possible career ending or debilitating injury.