“The #Cowboys have offered RB Ezekiel Elliott a contract which would make him the second highest-paid RB in the NFL behind Todd Gurley, per @WerderEdESPN.”

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@TastyOrange I think Zeke wants a contract bc he knows he only has like 3 more yrs to be nasty before his body can't handle it anymore

Rbs play on a rookie contract for 4 in this case 5 years and then can be franchised with no security after the 6th yr. And that like 90% of their bankable years. So he wants a contract so he's not just let go after that for the guy who's gonna come out of college and attempt to do what he's doing 3 years from now

Per the Bengals, Trayveon Williams is OUT for the rest of the preseason. Why is his designation still QUESTIONABLE? Yo Sleeper, y’all hiring? Straight slippin’!

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@Tistri13 Would you perform a dangerous job without the proper insurance?

This dude deserves to be highest paid, if his ass stayed out of trouble. Since he can't keep his shit together off the field, this seems like a very reasonable offer.

Woh, woh, woh. Hold on. If pro NFL players don’t have the proper insurance, whose fault is that?! Aren’t they union? Collective bargaining agreement? Don’t players have agents and lawyers that they hire looking out for their best interest? The answer is “YES!” To all of the above!

Sorry you think you outplayed the value of your contract! Finish your contract in good faith, and negotiate for a new and better one.

@Tistri13 I didn’t ask you about NFL players. I’m asking about you. Wouldn’t you expect insurance

I should have gotten the proper insurance before I agreed to the job. Either that or resign from the job.

And for a fact, yes, I have.

@Tistri13 right exactly. So Zeke deserves the proper insurance policy in the form of guaranteed money. It’s that simple. Just like anyone would want

That’s not the agreement nor the rules of collective bargaining. The contracts aren’t guaranteed. Go complain to the NFL Players Union. Quit pretending that the players are the poor and downtrodden that had no idea that football can be a violent sport.

And you twisted my answer around to suit your desired result.

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The NFL is a cut throat business. Having good faith doesn’t feed your family. Owners use players and are quick to throw them out like an old box of cookies the moment they don’t see any value in them

@Tistri13 the signing bonus is guaranteed. That’s the main part of the contracts that matter. I’m not talking about the CBA and I’m not twisting your words around

@Tistri13 players know it’s a violent sport. Hence why they want that signing bonus. This has nothing to do with pretending to be poor. It has to do with protecting themselves and families.

If a player signs a contract, then that ass should be at work. Or resign. Same as my very first point and statement. Don’t like how the system works? Quit.

The players protect themselves and their families by playing football and earning lots of money.

@Tistri13 that’s not how nfl contracts work. That’s why players are allowed to sign extensions to their existing contracts if they outperform their initial contract

Only if the owners grant them an extension and it is mutually agreed upon. A player just doesn’t declare an extension.