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Jason Whitlock talks with Marcellus Wiley, LaVar Arrington and Eric Dickerson to discuss Jerry Jones' comments about how Ezekiel Elliott needs to honor his existing contract.
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@SpeakOnFS1 5 лет назад

What are your thoughts on Jerry Jones' comments?

@Grebe90 5 лет назад

Jerry is right i dont like him but he is right

@Gold3n8oY3 5 лет назад

Cut zeke. Pay him nothing more

@novaimperator 5 лет назад

Zeke would be playing for the Dolphins or some other shity organization so that way I know I get a top-10 pick

@jimmyyeakel615 5 лет назад

As soon as the "highest paid" contract gets signed, you are going to have your next AB and.....it will be Zeke's final multi-year contract. Just a prediction.

@botrelloneal4732 5 лет назад

I side with jerry Jones

@trexx32 5 лет назад

Unfair the players union was the one thst that agreed with it. That's where the blame should be.

@elchacal535 5 лет назад

No dude, the cowboys are offering him 13.5 million a year and he wants more than that.

@gregmagrath7444 5 лет назад

@@elchacal535 his value is higher than Dak`s but his "Position" only allows 13-15million which is ridicules. These players should be paid by there value and not position on the field. Running Backs have a shelf life of around 6-8 years max. QB´s can play 15-20 years but get 6-8 times more money

@TheGreatMatty 5 лет назад

greg magrath Yeah but meanwhile I still have to pay an new RB. I can’t go out there with 10 guys. So even if career is shorter you got 53 guys and hard cap that you must follow. It’s not as easy as you think.

@johnknowssports5624 5 лет назад

The CBA holds rookies too long. There is no logical reason for a 3rd year or 4th year player to be playing under a rookie contract - only to be franchise tagged for another year

@jasonk333 5 лет назад

He doesn’t have to honor it. He can sit and get paid zero.

@jamescowan3651 5 лет назад

Or he can get a real job with that free college education he got. LMFAO

@devinbradshaw9756 5 лет назад

He's too greedy to walk away from the game

@Alanaboo912 5 лет назад

He actually gets fined.

@whoamifoo9075 5 лет назад

@@jamescowan3651 Yea these bums dont realize they are replaceable. Ungreatful give me everything generation.

@moprimo2389 5 лет назад

@@Alanaboo912 no way is that for real? Fines?

@jamesbrown4632 5 лет назад

So if I accept a deal with a company to get into the industry I want to be in, if it's unfair I shouldn't honor it? Even though I knew what was going on from the start? Nah man. Finish your agreement then get your money.

@TheGreatMatty 5 лет назад

James Brown Exactly. I think James Connor is worth more than 750k this season for the Steelers but guess what he’s playing. And when it’s his time to get paid he’s going to take it. It’s straight greed from Zeke and that’s coming from an OSU fan that loves him

@Ghost-qt5bq 5 лет назад

So what if he plays gets franchise tagged twice they have him for 5 more years use him up and then release him without giving him the money he’s worth...u wouldn’t have a problem?

@trejohnson8014 5 лет назад

@@Ghost-qt5bq they probably wouldnt care

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

James Brown honor a contract, so did Jerry Jones honor Dez Bryant’s contract when he cut him 3 years into a 5 year contract

@jamesbrown4632 5 лет назад

Javarius Gaines ifbhengot franchise tagged twice he would get a lot of cash those two seasons and would have earned his contract if he got to sign one after. The players AGREED to the CBA. Nobody's fault but their own.

@michaelbrice5169 5 лет назад

NFL players union needs to negotiate better next time they have a chance to.

@letusreason3554 5 лет назад

Pay Zeke. Pay Amari. And franchise Dak.

@thejokersonyou 5 лет назад

Bobby Bonilla's contract is the epitome of playing "the looooooong game"

@jackofalltradesllc2116 5 лет назад

If the Dallas Cowboys revenue is 840 million dollars Jerry Jones can structured deal For all 3 players that need to be paid this year giving each player 0.1% or 0.2% revokable ownership in the team which would get each player a high salary That's how you change the game and beat the cap rule And if the player is not living up to the contract then you revoke the ownership from the player and cut him from the team that's a Block Buster deal.

@fouronetwo813 5 лет назад

NFLPA is the worst of all the major sports. Even the flippin MLS has guaranteed contracts.

@twodogs5395 5 лет назад

Of course he doesn't have to honor it, it's called retiring.

@llltdesq 5 лет назад

So a legally binding agreement is not to be adhered to when it's in force? So if your employer(s) decide you don't deserve your contract and they tell you it's "unfair to them, you'll let them yank it?

@freddyvidz 5 лет назад

Eric is right. If Zeke had not been in trouble, he would have been paid. I wouldn't pay Zeke for the same reason.

@deehollywood6013 5 лет назад

Rich owners like capitalism when it works in their favor.

@ozarked2363 5 лет назад

Rich players love contracts until it's not in their favor.

@deehollywood6013 5 лет назад

@@ozarked2363 Zeek had no choice. The rules are set so he enters the NFL under a pay scale and terms set for him. Top lawyers, doctors, engineers, etc don't leave college and are forced to join an employer not of their choosing, not of their true market salary where someone owns their rights.

@ozarked2363 5 лет назад

@@deehollywood6013 While your point is correct it's not entirely accurate. No one put a gun to his head and forced him to go to the NFL draft. Zeke had the exact same choice that every other college graduate had. He could have chosen to be a music teacher, a marketing rep, or an accoutant. He knowingly chose to pursue NFL football which only has 32 employers and only a handful of them need an employee with his job skills in any given year. He chose a path that has extremely limited opportunities. He wasn't forced to sign with Dallas. He could have refused. He could have told them not to draft him. He could have held out then for more money. He isn't a victim of the system. He's a willing participant. Now he thinks he got a bad deal. If I buy a car and realize two years later it wasn't a good deal for me do I get to go back to the dealership and renegotiate the purchase contract, or do I live with consequences of my decision?

@deehollywood6013 5 лет назад

@@ozarked2363 Your easy button answer is Zeke could simply choose another profession. We will have to agree to disagree.

@ozarked2363 5 лет назад

@@deehollywood6013 No where in my comments did I say the solution is for him to pick another career. Your easy button response is to dismiss the points I made because you cannot refute them.

@coachhebert8468 5 лет назад

Enjoy watching this show,especially my home boy from Compton

@eddiebrock6431 5 лет назад

This a truly don't understand if he doesn't have to honor unfair rookie contract why did he sign it

@mig6pie 5 лет назад

The "lunch money" analogy is just priceless, now, a contract is supposed to be a binding document, and if a new deal is signed, there should not be guaranteed money, because the moment that money is in his account, Zeke will do something stupid

@aronsteed2554 5 лет назад

If youre worried about zeke once you pay him, the trade him. Theres no reason to keep him if youre worried about paying him

@mig6pie 5 лет назад

@@aronsteed2554 I'm glad that whatever amount he gets, is not coming out of my pocket, and I question his commitment to the team, because, why being the highest paid running back is so important? As good as he is, in order to be able to run, he needs a reliable line, able to create space and lanes for him to exploit, and demanding so much money won't make the linemen happy, that's my concern, and all the extra curricular stuff of course

@johnpendleton9326 5 лет назад

Shouldn’t have signed it if wasn’t going to honor contract

@johncampbell3896 5 лет назад

It's funny to me to watch sellouts talk about money in contracts I believe they should write a book on the best way to sell out

@brandoncadena08 5 лет назад

It's in the contract that you can be released. If you decided to sign the contract you should honor it.

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

Brandon Cadena owners don’t honor contracts why should the players

@brandoncadena08 5 лет назад

@@olewis1000 what part of the contract are they not honoring. There are clauses in every contract that allow a player to be cut if they underperform are it would be in the best interest of the team. In no way does that mean that the team or owner is not honoring the contract, it means that they are exercising a right laid out in it. If the player still has guaranteed money left they will be paid that money. If the player shows up for work every week they get a paycheck.

@00ghostcobra 5 лет назад

Jones covered up for Zeke's off the field shananigans; for Jones benefit. He knew/knows how important Elliott is to the Cowboys success. There is no way that Jones would have been covering for Zeke if he was a second string player. Stop acting like Jerry Jones was doing Elliott any favors.

@bradthomas7431 5 лет назад

@Salty Creature What thugs is he drafting most are suspended for peds?

@howarddukes9270 5 лет назад

This group is soo good.

@majornewb 5 лет назад

I like this squad

@gzup8678 5 лет назад

Wow.. I actually like Whitlock point of view for once ☠️

@bruceguillory2453 5 лет назад

Basically when you get in trouble don’t let nobody help you out see it through and never let ya company owner get you out because nothing is free. He use favors as credit when its time to pay what a players worth.

@edwinsingleton2269 5 лет назад

NOW THAT WAS REAL TALK

@mychann33 5 лет назад

So if players under preform are they going to give the money back... nope. So no extendition. Play the deal out.

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

mychann33 no but they can be cut if they don’t live up 2 it, Jerry Jones wants 2 talk about honoring contracts but didn’t he cut Dez Bryant with 2 years left on his contract

@RiverPlateCT 5 лет назад

I understand the players or in this case player, but it is what it is. You were hired at a salary and it should be honored. If he feels like he can make more money in the real world, quit. Retirement is always a pen and paper away. At 24 yrs old and you are making millions! Maybe he has lost touch with reality. Wait until he starts running out of money and he decides to come back at 27, nobody will take him because he will be 27 and been out of football an eternity. Good luck Zeike with money management you’re going to need it

@plutotech 5 лет назад

So You never asked for a raise at your job

@sophieclement7840 5 лет назад

Facts

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

Ste Ven owners don’t honor contracts so why should players

@RiverPlateCT 5 лет назад

Oliver Lewis Again, if you think that 24 million isn’t a lot of money. God bless, but the roles of owner and employee are set in stone. That being in the regular world or the sports world. A boss always owns an employee..

@ronaldshiffman9120 5 лет назад

I have been saying for months that the NFL salary scales are messed up and should be changed in the next collective bargaining agreement. If the system was working, there wouldn't be so many holdouts and salary renegotiations. I have been on Zeke's side from the beginning. He is the most valuable player on the Cowboys but he is not being paid like it. The crux of the salary problem in the NFL is INJURY. Jadaveon Clowny makes about $16 million a year, but he is holding out. He has been injured quite a bit in his career, but it is his time to negotiate a new contract. He wants a long-term contract. Now I think he is a top 10-15 best defensive linemen in the league, but I would not pay him guaranteed long term money because I can't rely on him playing in games week in and week out. Paying a player $1.5 million a month while he is rehabbing an injury on the bench is not a formula for winning.

@jimhollywood2763 5 лет назад

Negative. Whatever was offered egos would demand more. The issue here is that some players make serious money while most do not make enough. If you pay Zeke more others get less.

@johnnyfive9815 5 лет назад

If owners dont need to honor contracts then players dont need to honor them that's just the way it is

@Johnonayacht 5 лет назад

Excuses excuses! You signed it and you live with it. I want more money from my employer but guess what I can’t walk out. Whitlock lost me!

@howarddukes9270 5 лет назад

Then they gotta pay. Wiley is owed 14 million by the cowboys but if you cut them you don’t have pay them that’s not a guaranteed contract so chill

@Gold3n8oY3 5 лет назад

Says the ex football players. Ridiculous. He deserves nothing more

@curtisburdick2849 5 лет назад

Right I love how Eruc Dicksrson talks so much bout player getting their money but when he got his dude fell off and was trash when he went to the Colts and got a record breaking contract lmfao notbthe best spokesman for players getting paid imo

@cpreit8862 5 лет назад

He will make 8 times more then dak this year if he plays he could still be with the team and get his contract

@polodon2517 5 лет назад

Whitlock gets on my nerves

@prometheusall6804 5 лет назад

Just TradE him jerry. . . . and fet a kings ransom for him

@victorysaber1608 5 лет назад

Can you see dallas getting melvin and paying him 2nd in league n zeke going to San Diego n holding out more.

@steffensamlal1854 5 лет назад

Well the rams should only sign one year deals, you want insurance Incase you get hurt, but when you do, it hurts the team

@erikhopkins9488 5 лет назад

Shade at Dak 6:58.

@bigtravis6159 5 лет назад

I never even considered this option before and wonder if the #NFL power structure has discussed this behind closed doors , Should there be clear guidelines of production expectations from Rookie 2nd year Veterans Just like apprenticeship programs employ ? That way if a player is an under or overachiever No1 could argue the fact and pay could be adjusted accordingly for over use #FS1 #SpeakForYourself #NFL

@jameskimp49 5 лет назад

Point blank they should have guarantee contracts for what they put there bodies through. Or don’t play

@brandong1811 5 лет назад

1st of all there's no such thing as a good contract they're written by the people who stand to gain.. And in addition to that no one saying he shouldn't get paid a higher contract they're just saying hes wanting too much and I agree if you look at it for what it is

@wrightterence680 5 лет назад

Hopefully Zeke gets signed today

@isaacbarrow9155 5 лет назад

He doesn't have to honor it, but Jerry went to bat for the guy and he's still offering him a fair deal. And Jerry will be able to make Zeke tons of money off the field.

@donnellbrown4575 5 лет назад

So is Dez making money off the field?

@isaacbarrow9155 5 лет назад

@@donnellbrown4575 he was when he was playing, and he was compensated beyond his talent. lol were they supposed to keep him when he wasn't worth close to what they we're paying him?

@isaacbarrow9155 5 лет назад

Believe they were paying him 16m a year?

@donnellbrown4575 5 лет назад

@@isaacbarrow9155 but saying that. But Zeke has outplayed his deal. The top running back in the nfl. Being paid only 6 mili WTH. So it is ok they are going to use him up an not pay him

@isaacbarrow9155 5 лет назад

@@donnellbrown4575 they will pay him. They're not using him up. The fact that he's not paid on August 30 doesn't provebhe won't get paid. It'll get done

@RoeLuv1 5 лет назад

4:52 Shout out to Fred Tate lol*

@Opethianaut 5 лет назад

This channel is 🔥🔥🔥

@dewayneheath3848 5 лет назад

My thoughts on this they always say so much nobody should talk about another mans money right? So nobody said anything when all the vets went crazy and said no rookie should make more money than them just coming in to the league🤔 so now it's an unfair contract🤦

@joshrodriguez4154 5 лет назад

Facts bro ! All theses people forget that theses players are the one say that it’s unfair are the ones who said rookies should not make more then them

@bjvu9460 5 лет назад

i think this is two fold where zeke might deserve the money but if he is not available to produce then why guarantee the money. i would pay him his money with stipulation stating that if he misses any games due to off the field issues, he will be fined at least 3 million on the first game then 5 hundred thousand for every game, if his production drops from this current level, he forfeit 5 million each year and the team expect him to increase productivity by 10 percent over current production since the team is paying him based on his production.

@deljay1840 5 лет назад

Unfair to Zeke? Zeke's average salary is $6.2M per year. Dak Prescott has to play for $2.7M total for four years as the starting QB. Way more unfair to Dak.

@chris_am 5 лет назад

That is bc Zeke was drafted fourth overall. And he has performed for what he is worth. And so has Dak. Dak is not a 40 million qb and that is just fact. And at the end of it all, Zeke will only play for about 10 yrs his career. That is the lifespan of a RB. Dak could play until he is past 40. That is the difference. Pay Zeke his money now. He deserves every bit of it, even more so than Dak Prescott. Smh What a shame on this organization, can't even pay their players lol

@chris_am 5 лет назад

@Salty Creature bro I hear ya and great points. But if you think Dak has carried this team throughout the 3 yrs then you are mistaken. The cowboys are not making the playoffs without Zeke. I just don't see how a rookie (Pollard) can replace the potential of Zeke. Unless you guys planning to the pass the ball this year instead of running the ball. But man, he's the best running back in the league imo. I see why u guys dont wana pay him, bc of his mishaps/issues off the field, but dude we seen this with Jerry Jones before with Emmitt Smith in the late 90s. I feel Jones just wants to use up all zekes juice before he's done and not give him any top of the market money. You guys should pay Zeke, Dak, Amari in that order. No excuses bruh. The ones not seeing Zeke's potential for this team and the whole league are the ones being delusional.

@SmokeyMcSmokerson87 5 лет назад

the rbs all over the league should have a problem with the nflpa who negotiated all of this stuff, cant blame owners for taking advantage of the deal. Negotiations already starting on the new cba... hopefully the players assoc does better job this time

@boricuafrican1 5 лет назад

yep...its the players themselves who limited rookie deals in fear of rookies getting more $ than veterans who out perform them...all that spells doom to RBs who don't have much time to get a big deal.

@SmokeyMcSmokerson87 5 лет назад

@@boricuafrican1 exactly

@sirissac234 5 лет назад

Baseball players are not injured like football players are. Football teams are larger than baseball teams are. Players have longer careers in baseball than football. So why should the contracts be equal between the sports when that conflicts with basic reality?

@djsmove2389 5 лет назад

Sirisaac Newton they aren’t asking for equal amounts of money. They just want contracts to be guaranteed so they don’t get dumped on in the end. Basically a football player can be cut after that first year of their contract and not get paid anymore. That isn’t fair at all, especially when those guys put their bodies at risk everyday for the organization.

@bradthomas7431 5 лет назад

@Salty Creature So why are baseball being paid so much and nobody even watches it?

@djsmove2389 5 лет назад

Salty Creature do firemen bring in billions of dollars?? Ok I didn’t think so🤷🏽‍♂️....

@blakeharris58 5 лет назад

Did he sign the deal thinking he would be awful?

@ozarked2363 5 лет назад

That's an excellent observation that I haven't heard anywhere else.

@blakeharris58 5 лет назад

@@ozarked2363 you know what I mean? The deal is "unfair" but he did sign it. Dallas isn't paying him less than what they promised.

@gregorywilliams9302 5 лет назад

What these guy don't seem understand is the word contract. And where is Zeke going to get another job that pays as well as NFL football. I personally don't think he has earn the right to renegotiate, he has some kind of trouble each season he has been in the league. Also Jason Whitlock, and Marcellus Wiley are both full of B S.

@mojojojo8482 5 лет назад

It's a double edge sword

@dicknosemcqueen8943 5 лет назад

Bruh Jerry cuts players. It’s the exact same thing

@iFreeThink 3 года назад

Sue for loss of non-disabled whatever.

@robertcooper5308 5 лет назад

By this logic.. The entire military should revolt.. But that wouldnt be great for the country.. There are ways to negotiate where all parties benefit.. Only place that doesn't exist is family court

@2facesofevil835 5 лет назад

Just sign him already!!!

@joeychapman9961 5 лет назад

NFL owners just use them when you get hurt they throw you away or old

@rhythmstyx1945 5 лет назад

The thing I can't understand is how people try and blame this on Jerry Jones this is an about Jerry Jones this is a league issue. Do you want to stop the bitching and griping? Work this is the way a real union works. Every position has an entry level and then the mechanics level. Everyone at a position starts at the same rate and that rate increases each year until it maxes out at which point it stays at the maxed out rate until retirement. E.g. RB starts at 1 mil per and increases 25% for 3 years. It then maxes at 5 mil per with cost of living raises.

@derreckpressley1165 5 лет назад

rhythm styx, unfortunately or fortunately this isn't a socialist society. You get paid what you are worth, Zeke is the best back in the league and deserves to be paid as such.

@rhythmstyx1945 5 лет назад

Derreck Pressley you obviously are not a union worker. Our middle class was built by unions. Don't get into a political discussion. I am talking about unions, not SOCIALISM. The NFL adopted unions to have strength against the wealthy owners. They built our middle class and this country. The players want the union without the even pay. They want the contract to protect them without having to hold up their end of it. Unions, in my opinion, do not work for such an application. Unions are all about teamwork where professional sports is all about, ironically, individualism. For unionism, not socialism, to work you can't pick and choose what parts of it to apply to your labor. Do a little reading about UNIONISM and you'll understand

@rhythmstyx1945 5 лет назад

Salty Creature thank you for the heads up I didn't wanna insult anybody but I was about to LOL

@izzy_bozay 5 лет назад

Good take Whitlock!

@gourami7 5 лет назад

Why is Zeke's deal unfair ??

@boricuafrican1 5 лет назад

because it's a standard deal but Zeke isn't a standard player...but that's the fault of the players not the owners...Zeke would've had a bigger rookie deal under the old rules...

@aronsteed2554 5 лет назад

@Salty Creature wtf has Dak done? Last time i checked he played good his first year and has been mediocre since. Dak wouldnt have made the playoffs without amare cooper

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

Salty Creature but Dak is a free agent after 4 years because he wasn’t a 1st round pick

@josephyoung5083 5 лет назад

Zeke play stop. You will get paid

@danielcarcamo6336 5 лет назад

Jerry need to pay Zeke or let the CHIEFS TAKE HIM. 🤣

@stanguevara4722 5 лет назад

when he (Zeke) took his first pay check he signed up for what's happening now. who cares what he wants if he's not in camp. be loyal!!!

@zachlyons4952 5 лет назад

No honor... didnt honor dez contract... goes both ways

@boricuafrican1 5 лет назад

I don't know why people compare getting cut with holding out for more money...getting cut is comparable to a player quitting or retiring.

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

Zach Lyons exactly, I don’t wanna hear the words honor a contract come out of his mouth he cut Dez Bryant with 2 years left on his contract & players regularly get cut before the end of their contract

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

boricuafrican the point is owners don’t honor contracts so why should players

@boricuafrican1 5 лет назад

@@olewis1000 getting cut or traded and retiring or quitting is IN the contract... they don't say well we're going to stop paying you until you sign a new deal with us for less $

@dantean 5 лет назад

Big brother is almost never wrong imo, but you don't contract to do something, then elect to back out without consequences. It won't happen, but I wish there a way for him neither to be paid the remainder of however much he signed for, nor play in the league until the end of the length of the contract. At which point, let him get what he can for his services. Meanwhile, no one is preventing him playing plying his trade in Canada, or anywhere else guys are paid money for football. Semi-pro, for example, the Johnny U had to do it back in the day. Giving in to his tearing up his contract sets the worst precedent EVER. Do you want your landlord going back on the contract you have with him/her that they provide heat in exchange for the rent money you pay? If he told you "well, the cost of heating fuel's gone up, so I've changed my mind about providing heat" you'd lose your mind--rightfully so. So please stop acting like you consider breaking contracts simply because you'd like something other than what you agreed to is a good idea--or a NOT-MONSTROUS one as far as it represents a precedent. The whole idea is insane.

@zechrojas2202 5 лет назад

You also don't contract someone to do something and then cut them whenever it benefits you. See, it works both ways. Until the owners honor contracts then they shouldn't bring this concept up.

@dantean 5 лет назад

@@zechrojas2202 Where did you get the idea that it isn't in the contract between them that teams can't cut players!? Who told you that!? It's part of what the players agree to to play in the NFL. They don't have to like it. They also don't have to play in the NFL. That, or they or their union can negotiate something different. It's the reason no team ever has been sued for cutting a player--EVER. It's part of the agreement. Change it, or live up to the agreement you've made.

@zechrojas2202 5 лет назад

@@dantean or take the power away from the heartless owners and force their hands by holding out. If the owners don't like it they can just cut the player. See, it still works both ways. Funny that Jerry hasn't cut him yet. Smh 🤦

@dantean 5 лет назад

@@zechrojas2202 The "heartless owners" lol?! Just like all of life as we know it, sports is a business. NFL owners SHOULD not be acting out of the goodness of their hearts if they're going to pay ALL the players, the concession stand workers, front office personnel, etc. What they're SUPPOSED to do is set up a system that turns their sport into the highest grossing sport in America so they can make more young black (and white and other) men richer than anything else most of them can do given the educations most of them bring to the table. And if Zeke can do something providing him a better income than the rookie contract for an NFL running back he should go get that. Meanwhile, NFL owners SEEM to know their business well enough that they've created tens of thousands of millionaire athletes the last 75 years. Sorry if Zeke feels he's made a mistake in his life, but no one thinks the position is worth that much these days. There's a lot of people to pay.

@zechrojas2202 5 лет назад

@@dantean ok so if it's a business what's wrong with Zeke holding out in negotiating a new contract? You want him to make a decision that's best for the team but he is a professional and this is a business, so he has the right to make a decision that is best for him. See, yet again, it still works the other way around. lol 😂 smh 🤦

@bige5838 5 лет назад

It's a contract you sign you honor it what's wrong with you guys

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

Big E tell that to Jerry Jones who cut Dez Bryant after 3 years of a 5 year contract but the rules only apply 2 the players in your mind

@ixoyedeg 5 лет назад

Question: should a team be allowed to recoup money paid to a player who does not live up to their rookie contract? Then why should a team have to pay extra to a guy who has “exceeded” their contract before the deal is up?

@boricuafrican1 5 лет назад

they don't have to do anything...they're free to renegotiate if they want to though...

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

David Gregory he could be cut before the end of the contract if he wasn’t performing up 2 expectations

@ixoyedeg 5 лет назад

Oliver Lewis but he’s already been paid amounts that were more than he’s worth. If it is true that a player ought to be able to “force” a team to pay him more before his current contract is up because he has “outperformed his pay”, then the corresponding situation is that the team recoup money already paid to an underperforming player. Cutting the player doesn’t make up for having overpaid him. And if we say the team just has to deal with the fact they overpaid him, then the same principle says the player should just deal with the fact he’s not getting “what he’s worth”, yet.

@bobklein1665 5 лет назад

Money is Jerry's God🤑🤑🤑

@patrickdaniels8942 5 лет назад

the veteran players agreed to this CBA. they were not happy seeing rookies sign first contracts bigger than theirs. so they sold them out. now its the owners fault?! Zeke has a free will. he doesn't have to play football. or he can go play in canada. or he can get work on tv. if he gets a new contract and his performance goes down or he gets injured, will he agree to signing a lesser deal? no.

@twu7569 5 лет назад

That is righ,t everyone is getting reminded how the Cowboys treat running backs. Jerry is playing poker here with a mid level QB and Dak could lose millions without Zeke. Jerry just write the check to Zeke, if you win without Zeke your going to have to pay Dak $40 per year and pay up $$$$$ for Amari Cooper anyway. Either way your paying Jerry

@wellingtonmartinez7673 5 лет назад

Why did he sign it.

@donnellbrown4575 5 лет назад

Because he had to. WTH

@zechrojas2202 5 лет назад

He literally had zero choice if he wanted to make his dreams come true.

@boricuafrican1 5 лет назад

he can't really negotiate his first few years in the league because of the bargaining agreement...it sides with veterans more than rookies...so now he has some leverage.

@wellingtonmartinez7673 5 лет назад

boricuafrican no leverage he has two years left on the contract. If it would’ve been one I’ll understand but two

@boricuafrican1 5 лет назад

@@wellingtonmartinez7673 of course he has leverage...he has an NFL resume now...do the Cowboys want the leading rusher in the league or not?

@dflatt1783 5 лет назад

The league should allow him to sit out and renegotiate his contract. O wait ...

@ahmaddublin27 5 лет назад

To say that the owner or owner's have all the leverage is not fair. They have the money but the players are the product the owners sale. Anybody knows that as a business man in any business your company is only good as it's product (in this case the players). Ferrari's cost more that Corvettes though both are nice everybody knows the Ferrari is the better car. So you either pay (Zeke) for quality. Or someone else Corvette and be frugal. You will win more races with the Ferrari than the Vette. Pay the man Jerry

@BlackWolfSportsTalk 5 лет назад

So first off the rookie deals should be 3 years with a 4th year option but honestly he’s made a lot being a first round pick as a running back. But honestly for me running backs really the only position paid correctly we’re talking about his QB making top money just because he’s next up that’s not how it should work the raiders paid too teir money for a tackle who wasn’t good but had one good year for the patriots the market is messed up for almost every position outside of running back honestly

@cholli4141 5 лет назад

So how much a discount should zeke give for getting in trouble??? Guess he they’d be satisfied if he worked for free

@aronsteed2554 5 лет назад

@Salty Creatureexactly

@orancoo 5 лет назад

Absolutely these players need to better understand the impact of their agreed upon CBA so that holding out is a non issue.

@zechrojas2202 5 лет назад

Zeke wasn't even in the league when the CBA was signed. How are you blaming him for the CBA?

@orancoo 5 лет назад

@@zechrojas2202 he's a byproduct. If he doesn't have forethought on the coming CBA guys after him will be reacting tomorrow like he is today.

@wellingtonmartinez7673 5 лет назад

If it was only one year left I’ll understand but he got two left. I’ll fine him till he’s broke

@obarbeito 5 лет назад

Yeah, I'm sorry, but you have a contract, you honor it. If he didn't like the terms, he shouldn't have signed it...

@zechrojas2202 5 лет назад

You expected a 21 year old kid coming out of college to say no to playing in the NFL? Seriously? He had no choice but to sign it if he wanted to make his dream come true. Smh 🤦 Plus NFL owners choose not to honor contracts all the time.

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

Oscar Barbeito Dez Bryant had a contract that wasn’t honored owners don’t always honor contacts so why should players

@JT-sk3mg 5 лет назад

Fred Tate lol

@mackiesoloud9623 5 лет назад

He standing up for the black man really im surprised

@cpreit8862 5 лет назад

They need to write up contracts like the military you don't see them holding out for money and if they did their sitting in prison waiting for it

@ppumpkin3282 5 лет назад

Dump Zeke.

@xDELFYonceagain 5 лет назад

Players are employees! Our bosses at work can fire us if we're not performing, same goes for players. Go to work, or you'll be fired. You're not bigger than the organisation.

@ixoyedeg 5 лет назад

The problem is when the teams fire you cause they want to pay someone else less. That’s not firing for cause.

@johndope7983 5 лет назад

Yea you obviously never worked somewhere where your performances makes the company money just like in sports if you bring enough money in they’ll let you get a way with anything

@xDELFYonceagain 5 лет назад

@@johndope7983 If you're not making your company money, you wouldn't be employed. Zeke has been an important player for Dallas, but so can someone else.

@johndope7983 5 лет назад

Trafalgar he’s THE most important one tho that’s why he can and should do this imo

@olewis1000 5 лет назад

Trafalgar stop comparing your job to theirs you’re easily replaceable in your line of work

@dannypulliam3157 5 лет назад

I already know Whitlock sides with the evil empire. He sides with the one who gives him the most beef hot dogs

@mryellowdickswagger7162 5 лет назад

what is poverty like

@mmsibi 5 лет назад

Give him his lunch money! Zeke gotta eat!

@iFuckYou101 5 лет назад

is fatlock losing weight or he just hat a hair cut?

@wolf99000 5 лет назад

What a bunch of BS of cause he should honor the deal he signed Zeke needs to ask himself right now what is more important to him winning with a team that has stuck by him while he has had his issues or money because right now he is just looking like its all about money for him he was going to get paid at the end of his deal anyway a deal that has 2 years left btw if Rookie deals are so bad Jason lets do away with the cap now and let teams pay what they want see how you like that

@darrellwebb5047 5 лет назад

Kate Ground every sports league has a soft cap except for NFL.. How are those leagues thriving.???

@darrellwebb5047 5 лет назад

Also.. Running back is a devauled pos.. Teams draft a back.. Run him in the ground for 6 years.. In drop them like a bag of useless weight.. Get yo money NOW as a back.. Ain't no honoring a league