100% wrong

This may be the hold up. Chiefs want to be covered in case a 34 year old DT falls off in their production. He wants guarantees etc.

But, none of us knows for sure what's the hold up.

Is it? And how so? Players under contract are cut all the time. No one has issues when a team does it, but when players want protections they are looked on poorly. This is why so many players push for the guaranteed money. Teams can still cut them, they are still on the hook for the guaranteed money, not the length of the contract.

Yeah….and I don’t believe there’s anything in there saying he can’t do what he’s doing? No?

Think you answered your own question.

I think he was taking your post literally, of all the ones to quote, heh.

I feel like it was Reek who was the one that said he’d never play for Bienemy again. He wasn’t coming back with EB still here.

Fines and if a player doesn’t show for a certain amount of the season the team still keeps that year.

That seems to make the most sense. From KC's perspective a backloaded contract with outs makes sense, but from Jones' perspective upfront and guaranteed money are probably the most important.

Yeah, I know what you’re saying, but it’s not actually correct. The contract spells out who has what rights and options. There’s nothing in the contract stipulating that Jones can walk away after 3 years instead of 4 and sign with another team. Whereas because of guaranteed money and what-not there are always outs for teams which means they don’t necessarily have to pay the full value of the contract. But all of that is understood on day one and is part of the overall negotiation.

If you want pick a bone with something, complain about the franchise tag. But even with that, the players agreed to it in exchange for other benefits elsewhere.

Jones signed a deal with eyes wide open. I’m only upset if he misses games, but I expect he’ll report once they leave St Joe’s in any case.

I guess. Either way the whole concept that only players have to honor their contracts, but not the teams makes no sense to me.

^this^ I thought he would report before last Sunday's game, but I knew the daily fines can't be waived, but didn't realize preseason game checks being withheld for a holdout is optional. He will be back when shortly after the Chiefs leave St. Joes...

False narrative. Teams do honor contracts. The contract and negotiated league rules stipulate all that goes on in a contract and it enforcement. Who can be cut, when they can become a free agent, who can be fined for holding out, and franchise tag rules. Jones signed his current deal know exactly what the situation would be this year, as do all players.

This I agree with. I am also ok with Jones being fined for not being there in that respect. I understand the outs built into a contract, it's more the opinions in the court of public opinion that teams cuts a player=Ok. Player holds out for whatever reason=player bad, honor contract.

Must be nice to be able to sign a contract and then out right not honor it fully because I don't feel like it.