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Originally Posted by TwistedChief
Sure. The point is he has a contract that allows him to miss these games and not get paid. He's okay with that. Why are you mad if this were part of the initial agreement?
Are the Chiefs and fans being taken advantage of? Why? The organization entered into this agreement with CJ. If it didn't want to give him the option of missing games and not getting paid, it shouldn't have offered him this contract.
That's the exact argument you're making with Dexter. The guy signed a contract he probably didn't entirely understand and now is being disadvantaged because of it. You have no sympathy for that, but you feel like the Chiefs are being persecuted by CJ's actions?
Chris Jones has no contractual obligation to play for the Chiefs for the first 7 weeks to accrue a season's worth of employment. You similarly have no contractual obligation to go into work tomorrow and complete your job. It's at-will employment and he and you can choose to sleep in and just not get paid.
It's just a bit hypocritical to be so "I abide by the letter of the contract" with Dexter even though the guy was clearly being taken advantage of while castigating CJ because he's doing exactly what's allowed in his contract.
(Note: I'm not trying to argue that I like or support what CJ is doing, but I think it's pot-kettle-black to criticize Dexter as not living up to a contract when Chiefs fans don't appreciate that - as employers of CJ - the organization has given him the option to do exactly what he's doing right now.)
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Hey dipshit....cj skipping out was not part of the contract. At will employment and a CONTRACT are not the same. Dexter was an adult when he signed his contract. It was a bad one...but tough shit. You sign, you are obligated.