I think a lot of people forget some of the Colts players who have held out over the years.
I wouldn't say that players that hold out lack integrity - there are a lot of players that have held out.
If that is the determining factor, then:
Reggie Wayne lacks integrity.
Robert Mathis lacks integrity.
The reason why I bring up their names is because they held out at the same exact time.
They both had 2 years left on their (non-rookie) contract. Player salaries had gone up since they signed their deals so they were underpaid vs their peers. They both wanted to renegotiate their contract. Hmmm, that sounds familiar to the details in this thread.
Polian told them to go pound sand. OK, he said it a little more delicately than that but not much, because it was Polian after all. Polian hid behind the CBA negotiations a bit - he said he didn't want to sign any long term deals before knowing the details of the new CBA.
So Wayne and Mathis sat out of voluntary OTA's - this wasn't unusual for Wayne because he typically skipped OTA's anyway. Reggie preferred to work out on his own.
Next Wayne and Mathis sat out of mandatory minicamp.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...ing-new-deals/
In the end, they both reported to training camp that year.
I don't think there was any hard feelings between the player and team - both Reggie and Robert signed a new deal with the Colts once their contract was finally finished.