Jarvis Landry on OBJ injury: ‘This is why I hate preseason bull—-‘, talks about his contract
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I don't blame him. The best slot WR in the NFL getting paid almost less than the veteran's minimum. In a game where every play could be your last, you don't play the year out in hopes for a max contract next year.
Except, that is the nature of the sport...you get a few years to prove what you can do...and if done well, you are rewarded. It is not like Landry could not be rewarded right now and be the highest paid slot WR, he wants top 5 WR money period, and as much as we like him as a player, the team feels he is not worth that.
It also doesn't help his case with his current legal issues.
This has way more to do with how rookie contracts are set up then what Miami has done wrong tho.
Until you know the parameters of what Miami is willing to do vs. what Jarvis Landry is commanding, it has to be chalked up to business.
NFLPA is easily the worst run players union run in major sports . . . If he has any beef it should be with the union that he pays money out of his check to protect his rights.
Exaclty, this is the system we are in, remember when everyone complained about rookies getting way overpaid for not proving a darn thing on the field yet?
Beckham has way more beef than Landry IMO.
With the 5th year option he will end up around 5 years and $19 million. I mean this is a bonafide top 3 WR in the game . . . Where Juice with his 4 year deal and the franchise tag will make roughly the same amount in that time span.
Being picked 11-32 in the NFL draft is the worst spots in the NFL draft due to that significantly cheaper 5th year option. We will reap the benefits of it when Tunsil is due in a few years and Parker in 2 years.
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To be fair, he also piles up catches in games they're getting hammered in and doesn't score TDs. He benefits from Tanny's preference to settle for underneath throws.
Risk of injury is part of the game. The team takes that risk signing a player too. Lower your contract expectation and a deal would get done. It's a two-way street.
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Miami hasn't done anything wrong here - and the frustration he feels is natural and indicative of the general attitude of the players.
We're going to see fully guaranteed contracts, to some sort of extent, sooner than later.
We're going to see fully guaranteed contracts, to some sort of extent, sooner than later.
Yep, and even then there will be concessions and the rookie structure is unlikely to change so he would be in a similar predicament.
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There is nothing wrong with his comment. He isn't focused on the contract. He is only concerned about the team, about getting better and about winning the division (first and foremost).
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Seeing how long the NFL dragged out the Zeke case, hopefully, there is resolution before 2018
kcbrown
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System is flawed. it should not take a few years to prove anything...he led the league in catches his first 2 years in the league....if things were as they are supposed to be, he would have gotten a fat, guaranteed contract after year 2. The NFL players need to strike...too bad they probably won't.
Guaranteed contracts for all players should be the goal...period...just like the NBA.
So when the players start to slack off in performance, they can still keep collecting their millions? No thank you. In a perfect world, every player's salary would be based on the previous year's performance. Paid for play. You have a great year - you get a raise. You have a down year, you lose some money. But that would be a nightmare trying to figure out salary cap and the roster every year. A series of smaller contracts in the 4 to 5 year range is the compromise that we currently use, and for the most part works.
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They really need to go ahead and extend the regular season to 18 games and drop the preseason to 2. It's been talked about so much. Puzzling that it hasn't been done yet.