"The law allows me to murder someone, there are just penalties for it if I do"


Seems counterintuitive no?

Missing preseason games and training camp seems closer to stealing a grape at the grocery store than murder.

The law doesn’t allow you to murder someone.

It’s written in his contract that he can do these things. It’s called stipulations.

Similarly, the Chiefs could’ve cut CJ last year if he did something they didn’t like — there would just would’ve been a large dead cap hit as a penalty.

I am inclined to believe that the chiefs wouldn't have balked at like 27 million aav. They didn't blink at guaranteeing him and paying top dollar three years ago. I bet the guarantee structure and real dollars of the deal in the final year is the point of contention, and that Jones' camp is treating it like an NBA contract. That's okay if it secures your client a bag, but the utility is lost if you can't get a deal done. Losing out on money now is generally a bad strategy for a career as shortlived as they are in the NFL. Anyway, I guess I just feel like the chiefs probably actually value CJ fairly and have already made their best offer. Take it or leave it bro. Chances are that you're not getting much better elsewhere.

So even 27-28m is too much for the chiefs?

If that's true I can see why Jones is holding out.

Then you'd better take what they can pay, bitch.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;m a chief for life. I will not play for another franchise</p>&mdash; Chris Jones (@StoneColdJones) <a href="https://twitter.com/StoneColdJones/status/1634942431358754817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 12, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

So meet in the middle and call it done. :shrug:

This dude doesn't know anything he's just pulling his opinion out of thin air or his ass.

Albert Breer is a pretty good source

Part of it has to do with these athletes acting disrespected because they aren't getting paid what they think they're worth.

Hey Chris, that's how most of us hard working citizens feel too. We don't have the luxury of holding out and sitting home on the millions we already made. You signed a contract. Get your ass to work or the team will stop paying you. He shows up tomorrow and is ready to go in a week and a half then fine.

If not, well your fans want to win now while the window is open. This team has a chance to go back to back. That's special. You're gonna throw that away for more money? Damn right some fans will get upset.

He literally says "I believe"...

We don't know that.

Yes he did.

My conjecture of what’s going on is that the Chiefs don’t think Team CJ has bargained in good faith, and have ever escalating demands.

It seems to me that the Chiefs behaved as if they had all but a verbal agreement about the major contract details.


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