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Taking it Down to the Wire - And a Rant for Good Measure!!

Posted by Charger_Girl

July 21, 2008 |

The Chargers have finally reached contract terms with draft picks RB Jacob Hester and CB DeJuan Tribble.  Both players have agreed to 4-year contracts, leaving just CB Antoine Cason, the Bolts’ 1st round pick, as the only rookie yet to agree with contract terms.

Frankly, I am sick and tired of these rookies holding out for what is obviously a shallow ploy for more money.  Come on…isn’t it enough anymore to actually be drafted?  And to be a team’s first pick, or any 1st (or 2nd for that matter) round selection is quite an accomplishment.  At least it used to be.  Unfortunately, these self-centered, arrogant egomaniacs (both rookies and veterans) are refusing to sign contracts (or extensions), not attending practices or training camps, or any other necessary function of a team simply for more money.

In the “real world”, if an employee acted like one of the myriad primadonnas in all professional sports it seems (hello NBA, MLB, NHL, etc.) s/he would be effectively fired.  Why not extend the same courtesy to those players actually contributing to a team’s cohesion and get rid of the rest.  So what if JaMarcus Russell was the #1 pick in 2007.  What did he do for Oakland?  Absolutely NOTHING.  Get rid of him, then, I say, and let him - and the rest of these juvenile holdouts - pound the proverbial pavement looking for a job and perhaps taking a pay cut.  It’s not going to kill them.

On a positive note….. 3 WEEKS UNTIL PRESEASON!!!!

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  1. Steve Alexander on July 21, 2008 10:45 pm

    I agree,its about time for owners and GM’s to put their foot down and stop handing out big contracts.If these guys had to make minimum wage $$ to support their family,they appreciate what they do.

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