Lions' Avril says holdout possible

No I in team?

$10M, for one year, is chump change?

He thinks TOO highly of himself. He can be replaced

Really. Detroit is an exciting, up-and-coming team. They don't need a prima donna cancer in the locker room.

Thinking about holding out because they franchise him....Sounds like someone I would want on my team....NOT!!!

Holding out is not an option anymore for a player under the new CBA agreement.
You must report at least 30 days prior to the start of the regular season or risk losing a year. AND you are fined $30,000 per day of the holdout. A player making $800,00 would be back to Zero dollars in 26 days.
Used to be if you showed up by game 8 you got a years credit. His agent needs to tell him to shuuuuutup!

Good plan Cliff, good plan!

It's good that he Trains.

I'm not moved by his plight. Attitudes like this made it hard to side with the players during the lockout.

QUOTE(#1):

Originally posted 08:19 AM ET  02.20 by Mr Steeler

No I in team?

But there is in paId! That's his concern

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 08:59 AM ET  02.20 by 50yearfan

Holding out is not an option anymore for a player under the new CBA agreement. You must report at least 30 days prior to the start of the regular season or risk losing a year. AND you are fined $30,000 per day of the holdout. A player making $800,00 would be back to Zero dollars in 26 days. Used to be if you showed up by game 8 you got a years credit. His agent needs to tell him to shuuuuutup!

Sounds like someone needs to sit young Avril down and read to him.

And - explain clearly... as if he were a 12 year old.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 08:59 AM ET  02.20 by 50yearfan

Holding out is not an option anymore for a player under the new CBA agreement. You must report at least 30 days prior to the start of the regular season or risk losing a year. AND you are fined $30,000 per day of the holdout. A player making $800,00 would be back to Zero dollars in 26 days. Used to be if you showed up by game 8 you got a years credit. His agent needs to tell him to shuuuuutup!

It's good when players know and understand how their own CBA works. They only voted on it after all.

QUOTE(#6):

Originally posted 08:59 AM ET  02.20 by 50yearfan

Holding out is not an option anymore for a player under the new CBA agreement. You must report at least 30 days prior to the start of the regular season or risk losing a year. AND you are fined $30,000 per day of the holdout. A player making $800,00 would be back to Zero dollars in 26 days. Used to be if you showed up by game 8 you got a years credit. His agent needs to tell him to shuuuuutup!

It's good when players know and understand how their own CBA works. They only voted on it after all.

These ego maniacs might want to look at the fates of Moss, TO, and soon Ochowhacko. This might douse the ego flames a tad - which would be in their best interests.

I hear TO would come pretty cheap these days...

QUOTE(#12):

Originally posted 09:52 AM ET  02.20 by Melman

It's good when players know and understand how their own CBA works. They only voted on it after all.

ya have to just shake your head sometimes and wonder just what these guys majored in at the old college alma.
someone should tell him that not only can they tag him this year, they can do it again next year too.

QUOTE(#13):

Originally posted 09:53 AM ET  02.20 by Melman

It's good when players know and understand how their own CBA works. They only voted on it after all.

The Steelers were the only team to turn it down.

QUOTE(#11):

Originally posted 09:42 AM ET  02.20 by Otis B. Driftwood

Sounds like someone needs to sit young Avril down and read to him. And - explain clearly... as if he were a 12 year old.

Here is the funniest part ( sic ) to the whole franchise tag thing.
The new CBA uses a different formula to determine the number and the franchise tag is LOWER than it was before the new CBA. WR went from around $11.5 million to around $9.5 million and all the positions are around 20% less than they were two years ago.
And you wonder why the owners love Goodell?

QUOTE(#16):

Originally posted 09:57 AM ET  02.20 by Mangler.

The Steelers were the only team to turn it down.

It was a total win for the owners. In every way except the Minimum salaries went up . Well, golly, those are the guys they cut every two years anyways.
Profits doubled and payroll went down. ya cannot make it up.

QUOTE(#15):

Originally posted 09:56 AM ET  02.20 by 50yearfan

ya have to just shake your head sometimes and wonder just what these guys majored in at the old college alma.

You're kidding, right? ;-) No matter what the major, only those that wanted an education got one, the rest(except for those going to the draft early) got a degree.

Attitude is Everything!!