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An arbitrator has ruled that wide receiver Keenan McCardell, who held out for the entire 2004 offseason and nearly half of the regular season in a contract dispute, must repay the Tampa Bay Buccaneers $1.5 million of the bonuses he received from the team in 2002.

The team last year filed a grievance, seeking repayment of a prorated share of a signing bonus and roster, and arbitrator Shyam Das sided with the Bucs' contention McCardell violated terms of his contract with the five-month holdout. Tampa Bay will realize a salary cap savings of $1 million for the 2006 season.

The holdout ended when the Bucs traded McCardell to San Diego for third- and sixth-round choices in the 2005 draft.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2181029
 
That punk screwed the Bucs.

He took his signing bonus which indicated that he will play for the Bucs and then the jerk holds out!!! :fire:

This is great, cuz the Bucs need all the cap room than can get.
 
players will think twice about holding out now with this decision. should be a landmark case for the NFL
 
elusive 24 said:
This is great, cuz the Bucs need all the cap room than can get.
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Yes..... yes we do.

Its also good for the NFL's other 31 clubs. An important precedent has been set, and really enforces what a contract should be. Kudos to the judge for seeing it that way.
 
Sorry but I don't feel sorry for McCardell. You sign a contract and you live up to it. These clowns always want to rework their deal....I cant go tell my boss I am gonna sit out a few weeks or months until I get a few dollars an hour more...sorry Keenan, go cry me a river somewhere else.
 
I am very happy to see a player not winning in this kind of battle. Maybe next time he will rethink about his contract situation.
 
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