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Originally Posted by -King-
Holding out is part of the system. He's not bucking anything. He's not under contract right now so he's free to do what he's doing. This is what happens when you franchise a player, give him 400+ touches and then franchise him again. This is the only power the players have over teams, so the union should and is okay with them using it.
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I don’t really give a **** either way and anything that’s bad for the Steelers makes me smile. Accordingly, I’m not going to die on this hill.
You’re right. Holding out is the only power the individual player has over the team. Doesn’t mean it’s not douchey and guys that let that sway their judgement of said player are off base.
There is an argument to be made that what he is doing goes outside of the legislative intent of the CBA. I’d doubt the union had this in mind when they agreed to it. Moreover, if they truly care about the players interest (not sure they do) dudes holding out for money isn’t working so well. Kaepernick is a prime example, but also dez (I might be wrong but I think he was offered contracts that he thought were too low and ended up on the street at final cutdown).
And let’s be real here, in practical this probably lowers some of the offers he’s going to get which is bad for the union. He’s going to get paid but he’s also probably got some bids pulled by being a douche.