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Originally Posted by Hoover
There is nothing to motivate the player in signing a long term deal. He’s got 23M in his pocket.
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I actually was listening to the NFL radio network and from my view of what they were saying and their knowledge of the players in the active NFL, players don't like the tag and prefer a long term deal.
The main reason they cite is injury...
The idea is that while a guaranteed 24 million is great.... a $125 million with 55 million guaranteed is a whole lot sweeter and it protects them in a sense.
Imagine a guy plays on the tag, tears his ACL.... His extension or contract with a new team just took a HUGE hit, and he will probably be subject to a smaller contract in terms of years so they can prove they can still perform at that high level...
That's what I took from that segment.