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Originally Posted by TheMugwump
Does this amount to a better short term deal for the player? If so, is it a sign of loyalty and a way to reward a player already on the team in order to encourage a certain...smoothness in future negotiations with on-roster players? Other than Doyle, none of those others were already Colts, right?
IDK, you tell me.
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Nope. Actually, doing it the way Ballard did it for the last 2 years is a better deal for the player because every new contract is the opportunity for a new, bigger contract.
If you have zero dead money in the later years of a contract, there is nothing holding a team to keeping you from hitting the open market by cutting you. Most NFL players will bet on themselves 100% of the time.
I still don't see it.
Walk Worthy,