aaron donald

[cba fan]

Contracts in the NFL don't usually have much in the way of guarantees (except for elite players) and teams often void them if players aren't living up to them. This is just the other side of that coin. It's a business. Why get bent out of shape when a player holds out and not when teams release players?

No we don't get bent because in weird NFL contract landscape the guarantee is built into contracts in the way of signing and roster bonuses.

 

A factor that all players conveniently forget when they get to back end of below market rate deals in their eyes because all they look at it is the current yr salary.

 

NFL should adopt more of NBA model, all contracts guaranteed and no re-negotiation during a contract. This helped end the annul whining by Scottie Pippen with Bulls. And MLB has no hold outs as they are all guaranteed.

Edited September 10, 2017 by cba fan

[Beast]

He's the Rams' best player by far and he deserves a new deal.

 

There are a lot of players that deserve new deals and a lot of players that should be giving money back.

[26CornerBlitz]

NFL.com: Will Aaron Donald get new deal from Rams soon?

[Saint Doug]

I don't believe in re-doing rookie contracts. Maybe for QBs who have won a Super Bowl, but otherwise no.

[jr1]

this guy's going to be a headache his whole career

[JerseyBills]

 

Because he's physically not in 'game shape' with no training camp, no preseason and just a couple no-pad practices this week. They'd be risking injury to try to throw him in the lineup without him being physically ready.

 

He'll play around week 3.

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[NoSaint]

As a dude on a rookie deal I have much more empathy for him holding out

[Alphadawg7]

the man wants his rookie contract re-done. he held out of training camp. shows up without new contract. joins team and will not play today. are you paying him? he has, i believe two years left on rookie deal. dude held his team hostage. did not train with team. shows up for first game. you paying him? if all this is true....total ass hat

 

YES I pay him whatever he wants...best DL in the NFL and a great teammate. He's been GROSSLY out performing that deal. GMs cut players all the time over contracts, so I have no issue when a player deserves more expects more. He could get hurt and never get the payday he deserves now. Look what happened to Javon Walker...he reported then tore his ACL.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

exactly...McBeane would not put up with this me first attitude.

 

...but he's in the driver's seat until June 1, 2019.......AND...he knows it.............

[Captain Caveman]

my problem/problems are that he signed a contract. honor it. i get he is great. holding out and holding team hostage, with a look a t me attitude is bs. he will not play today, yet will most likely get paid. if they lose on on a 1 yard run from goal line...will not go well.

 

I get what you're saying but the teams don't guarantee the contracts, so why should the players be held to them?

[NoSaint]

 

I get what you're saying but the teams don't guarantee the contracts, so why should the players be held to them?

His contract is fully guaranteed

 

But ignoring that, if a player wants to bet on themselves, that's not the teams fault. Any vet could take less for higher guarantees. Most want top dollar.

[OldTimeAFLGuy]

There are a lot of players that deserve new deals and a lot of players that should be giving money back.

 

...make 'em come with a performance warranty (COUGH)......

[aristocrat]

Berry could have been playing on a franchise tag. He's the reason these guys hold out. 40 mil guaranteed vs 14.

 

 

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[Pete]

I would trade Dareus and a pick for him.

[apuszczalowski]

You mean that contract that the team can just rip up at any time by cutting a player? Those are effectively one way contracts in many cases. I don't begrudge someone like Donald, one of the best in the League, wanting to get paid. His career could end on any play.

although in the case of the owners/team ripping up the contract, they do it because the player is not playing well. The team signs a player to their contracts expecting they play very Well, so when they don't play Well, they aren't honoring their side (player). But if they play well or great they are doing what they are paid to do. So when a player just decides they no longer are going to play under that contract, it's a little different. Teams don't sign you to a contract to be average.

 

Personally, I say go out and honor your deal while trying to discuss a new deal. Instead of refusing to play cause you think you deserve more

[Perry Turtle]

Holdouts have been around for decades. GMs shouldn't take the job if they can figure out how to handle them. In this case, the best player on the team isn't in the lineup opening day. It's on the GM to figure this out. The Bills had several players who held out during the Super Bowl years. Polian used to loudly complain about it, but he got the players signed and on the field.

[Call_Of_Ktulu]

I would trade Dareus and a pick for him.

 

I would do that in a heartbeat as well. Donald is a monster and one of few players you don't mess around with. If his demands are 100 mil then pay the guy and be happy for 5 years. Donald would be a perfect fit for our defense and he would force Brady to move out of the pocket giving Hughes a boost in sack numbers.

[Paulus]

Rams are tearing the sheet out of the Colts, atm...

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

Like owners and GMs do?

 

edgy

[Blokestradamus]

He's Aaron !@#$ing Donald. If you're Les Snead, you show up to his door with a blank cheque on the first day he's eligible and you don't leave until you get an answer in the affirmative.