[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

.....AAAAAND just like that, his hold-out is over.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/4097/donald-penn

Raiders LT Donald Penn has ended his holdout.
This was an expected move. Penn missed the first 26 days of training camp over a dispute with his 2017 salary. He didn't get a raise, but talks could open up now that he's back. Penn has a chance to play in the Raiders' third preseason game. Aug 23 - 5:09 PM
Source: Paul Gutierrez on Twitter

Ya don't ****in' say...

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Penn's on a one-year deal and looking for a long-term contract. If the Raiders want to give him one, they will. If they don't, he'll be gone after this season. All fairly straigthforward.

Now, combine that with their ability to fine his ass $30,000 per day and suddenly he doesn't really seem to have them by the nesmonds anymore, now does he?

The Raiders can do what they want to do here. They can decide they weren't going to bring him back in '18 anyway so their relationship with him doesn't matter and fine the shit out of him. Or they can go ahead and give him the long-term deal they were going to have to give him next season anyway (the only distinction being a bit of frontloading).

Much ado about nothing. He's not going to miss any games; dude's too old to do that shit and if he gets hurt because he jaked camp, any chance at a serious payday at 35 yrs old next season will vanish. He'll rattle his saber a bit but if the Raiders tell him to **** off and play, he'll play. They'll waive the fines and time will march on.

Penn didn't hold shit for leverage here, as badly as folks wanted it to be so. He wasn't going to miss time and the Raiders were under no obligation to fold under for an old LT with one year left on his deal.

Now they'll maybe circle back and extend him, but only if they wanted to do so anyway.

This went exactly how I figured it would.