Must be the money; that's what Neon Deion Sanders told us years ago. Looks like several current NFL stars listened. Word out of Cincy, Chicago, and Phoenix has three superstars demanding either trades or new contracts. My man Brian Urlacher now feels he is underpaid and the Bears say tough. Ocho-Cinco himself, Chad Johnson, has told the Bengals that he will never play for them again and wants out. The Bengals response? Tough. And Arizona Cardinals wideout Anquan Boldin (the fantasy stud that he is) has come out and demanded to get the hell off of the perennials awful Cards. Their answer? Tough.
What does that say about the NFL? Well, their superstars are just like superstars in any other sport or any other line of work in that they want to be paid commiserate to their skill level and success. Sounds fair. But where the NFL gets is right (versus MLB & the NBA), is that they have followed the private sectors lead and do not offer guaranteed contracts. Guarantees make you soft and complacent, traits not suitable for players in such a rough sport. Plus, in the NFL, you can't sit back and coast through injuries real or imagined nor can you play at a level not on par with your contract; you will get cut, much like Kentuckian and former fantasy stud Shaun Alexander.
Long story short – we should applaud the way the NFL teams are handling their players. Fiscal responsibility in big business? Who would have thunk it? Too bad Isaiah Thomas didn't follow the NFL's guidelines.
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