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Originally Posted by WhiteWhale
As far as I understand top draft picks get a choice between deferred language or the bonus up front.
Chargers continue to offer neither, so they can protect themselves.
The way it's being framed in the media, which obviously supports the NFL, is that Bosa is simply demanding his full bonus up front when he's essentially asking for the same thing every other player at his draft slot has received since 2012 and what 95% of draft picks in the top 3 rounds have received in the same span.
50% up front with offset language is a bad rookie deal for Bosa, and that's what had been offered. The new offer was basically the same thing with 60% up front.
The chargers, as usual, have been active in smearing Bosa and setting the narrative that he's just a greedy asshole. The truth is they're just squeezing pennies because their shit organization is broke.
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I read a story somewhere recently that stated the Chargers were one of the hardest teams in the NFL to negotiate with and it also referred to their use of the offset language as the reason.