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Originally Posted by vailpass
All I know is that if my buddy was falling out of a tree I'd try to catch him even if I knew it would break both my arms. Quitting on your teammates is like standing by and letting your buddy hit the ground.
The biggest part of football is the team aspect, it will not work otherwise.
And nobody is above the team.
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I would disagree that not playing football as hard as you can is similar to letting a friend get mortally wounded.
But as far as the bottom line is concerned ($$$): yes, Clowney's own financial interests are so considerable, that preserving them is more important to him than showing up every down for a season that makes no difference to him either way.
I don't agree with that decision personally, but you can't deny that logic.