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conrad2
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| Given his exact specific situation, I would turn down the NFL also. |
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flakfizer
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Location: scaling the Cliffs of Insanity with a frayed rope.
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:07 am Post subject: |
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| No kidding. He probably watched that Pats/Jets beatdown Monday Night and figured he'd rather work toward preventing train wrecks than being part of one. |
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bucheon bum
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| Yeah, sounds like he made the right decision given the circumstances. |
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Sector7G
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| I still shake my head when I think of Barry Sanders walking away at age 30 when he was on the verge of breaking the career rushing mark, one of football's most cherished records. Emmit Smith went on to break it 3 years after Sanders retired - a retirement he announced by faxing it to his hometown newspaper. |
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Louis VI
Joined: 05 Jul 2010
Location: In my Kingdom
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:21 am Post subject: |
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So why would Fitzhugh say "no"?
Because he's thinking about his family and its financial security. He's currently a conductor for the Norfolk Southern Railroad, and he's had that job since the Jets released him in September. There was no venom behind Fitzhugh's decicion to turn down the team that cut him; it's more about Fitzhugh's father, who is disabled and unable to work. |
The consequence of how the players get *beep* by the league in that sport.
There are sports where even an average player is GUARRANTEED money for a year or more, even if they get injured or play poorly, once under contract. But I hear that in the NFL a player can be cut and aren't guarranteed income, more like an average job than a sports contract.
If he was a hockey player and a team wanted him for the remainder of a season and playoffs only, he might sign a million dollar contract for 1 year, and that is a LOW value contract. Players in that sport would jimp from railroad engineer for the chance to play for a top league team. The NFL players association bargaining agreement really doesn't favour the average or marginal player. I suspect the players agreed to the contract arrangement scheme the league has because it rewards the healthy, longterm performers handsomely, with obscene big contracts that some indeed finish playing under. |
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bucheon bum
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:35 am Post subject: |
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| Louis VI wrote: |
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So why would Fitzhugh say "no"?
Because he's thinking about his family and its financial security. He's currently a conductor for the Norfolk Southern Railroad, and he's had that job since the Jets released him in September. There was no venom behind Fitzhugh's decicion to turn down the team that cut him; it's more about Fitzhugh's father, who is disabled and unable to work. |
The consequence of how the players get *beep* by the league in that sport.
There are sports where even an average player is GUARRANTEED money for a year or more, even if they get injured or play poorly, once under contract. But I hear that in the NFL a player can be cut and aren't guarranteed income, more like an average job than a sports contract.
If he was a hockey player and a team wanted him for the remainder of a season and playoffs only, he might sign a million dollar contract for 1 year, and that is a LOW value contract. Players in that sport would jimp from railroad engineer for the chance to play for a top league team. The NFL players association bargaining agreement really doesn't favour the average or marginal player. I suspect the players agreed to the contract arrangement scheme the league has because it rewards the healthy, longterm performers handsomely, with obscene big contracts that some indeed finish playing under. |
Yes, the NFL is definitely the worst paying of the big 4 professional sports. If he passed up an opportunity to join a baseball or basketball team, I would question his judgement but the NFL? Nope. Odds would not be in his favor that he'd come out ahead leaving his current job and joining the Jets. |
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warmachinenkorea
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An NFL team costs so much to run players don't get paid like other pro sports that bring in a lot of money. His contract wouldn't be that much for the rest of the year and with a lock out looming he might not wanna take that chance.
Pro sports is not what all people think it is. Can you imagine playing 82 NBA games, 162 MLB games, in a season? It's murder on their bodies. |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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Pro sports is not what all people think it is. Can you imagine playing 82 NBA games, 162 MLB games, in a season? It's murder on their bodies.[/quote]
While you are right...I look at it this way...no one forces someone to play. No one forces us to teach, be firemen, cops, etc...
Especially cops...I always hear..."it's a dangerous job, we put our lives on the line everyday, etc." Hey I say...no one forced you.
Professional sports are not sports...they are a business.
It's all about the money. |
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Missihippi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I actually had a class with Keith at my alma mater, super nice and quiet guy. His college career wasn't that prolific, but he's a hard worker and i suspect he'll be in training camp in the spring when the prospects of working longer than 4 weeks is better. |
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Sector7G
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| warmachinenkorea wrote: |
His contract wouldn't be that much for the rest of the year and with a lock out looming he might not wanna take that chance.
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Good point-I did not even consider that. |
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warmachinenkorea
Joined: 12 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2010 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| hellofaniceguy wrote: |
[quote="
Pro sports is not what all people think it is. Can you imagine playing 82 NBA games, 162 MLB games, in a season? It's murder on their bodies. |
While you are right...I look at it this way...no one forces someone to play. No one forces us to teach, be firemen, cops, etc...
Especially cops...I always hear..."it's a dangerous job, we put our lives on the line everyday, etc." Hey I say...no one forced you.
Professional sports are not sports...they are a business.
It's all about the money.[/quote]
Yea it's their choice. These guys get paid and it all looks glamourous to the outside world. They generate alot of money and get paid a lot of money. Some guys would play if they got paid peanuts others wouldn't.
Pro sports can is probably more cut throat than any other buisness in the world. |
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