Shawn Andrews chemical imbalance thread

[SD_Eagle5]

ANDREWS COULD BE A HOLDOUT
Posted by Mike Florio on July 24, 2008, 1:48 p.m. EDT
A league source tells us that there are rumblings that Eagles guard Shawn Andrews might not show up for training camp, apparently due to displeasure with his contract.

Andrews is another one of the young Eagles players who signed an early-career contract that extends into the next decade. In Andrews' case, he's signed through 2015.

The first-round pick in the 2004 draft is due to earn a base salary of $2.98 million in 2008. And if he thinks that's too low, he'll be really pissed off in 2009, when his base salary drops to $750,000.

If he doesn't report, he'll be subject to fines of more than $15,000 per day, and he could be required to pay back a portion of the bonus money.

[Diomedes]

Oh for farg sake

These shteinheads signed the contracts...wtf?

[PhillyGirl]

wtf?

[PhillyGirl]

although, a league source saying there are rumblings sounds like a lot of BS to me.

[ice grillin you]

chickens are coming home to roost for banner and company

[PhillyGirl]

chickens are coming home to roost for banner and company

This is Banner and Company's fault?

I'm no Banner apolgist, but Andrews SIGNED A fargING LONG TERM CONTRACT.

If he's unhappy with it, take it out on his agent who told him to sign it.

[SunMo]

can we farging stop with the "he signed a contract" bull shtein?

teams sign contracts too, i don't see the outrage when players get cut in the middle of their long term deals

[PhillyGirl]

Its the way a business is run. Period. Why is that so hard to understand?

If I sign a contract at my company and they fire me for underperformance or whatever, there you go. But I can't go start saying I'm not going to work because I don't like the terms in the contract....3 years after signing it!

[rjs246]

You never know until you try.

[SunMo]

Its the way a business is run. Period. Why is that so hard to understand?

Yup, and part of that business is holding out when you want a new deal.  Why is that so hard to understand?

[ice grillin you]

chickens are coming home to roost for banner and company

This is Banner and Company's fault?

I'm no Banner apolgist, but Andrews SIGNED A fargING LONG TERM CONTRACT.

where did i say it was banners fault?

where did i comment on andrews situation at all?

now take a breather and answer those questions

can we farging stop with the "he signed a contract" bull shtein?

teams sign contracts too, i don't see the outrage when players get cut in the middle of their long term deals

but they are just dumb athletes...they dont deserve the same thing intelligent rich owners deserve

not to mention anyone that thinks signing a sports contract is the same thing as say signing a will or a divorce agreement or a contract on a house is retarded

[SD_Eagle5]

Its the way a business is run. Period. Why is that so hard to understand?

If I sign a contract at my company and they fire me for underperformance or whatever, there you go. But I can't go start saying I'm not going to work because I don't like the terms in the contract....3 years after signing it!

You're not a professional athlete. Yes there are different standards.

Eagles better redefine their contract strategy and fast.

[PhillyGirl]

but they are just dumb athletes...they dont deserve the same thing intelligent rich owners deserve

That's what they have the intelligent, highly paid AGENTS for...to tell the dumb jock to sign or not. 3 years ago, his agent should have seen this coming, if not, that's the agent's fault, not the Eagles.

Let me also add that this is all based on "rumblings" "heard" from a "league source"

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Andrews is well within his rights to hold out and get fined for doing so, as would Westbrook or Shepherd be.

The Eagles are well within their rights to cut those who underperform their contracts, and force those people to forfeit the non-guaranteed portions of the contracts remaining.

Blame the CBA.  It was just updated recently and is actually very fair.  If the players are good enough to get more guaranteed money in their deals, great for them.  If not, this shtein happens during many deals.

[Wingspan]

Every single one of these unhappy players will be suited up and ready to go week one.

In other words, this is not news.