Week 1: Seattle Seahawks (0-0) @ St. Louis Rams (0-0)

[ProfessaPackMan]

Quote: Originally Posted by wco81

Remember when Javon Walker was holding out and Favre browbeat him into ending his hold out? He reported and then tore his ACL. Never got the big extension AFAIK. Players won't always have leverage so they better make the most of it.

He got a big contract from Denver, IIRC

[dsallupinyaarea]

No doubt it's odd but meh. They'll cut him when he starts underperforming. Get your money while you can, Chancellor. To hell with the team.




It's flawed but I found this take by Robert Klemko interesting.


http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2015/09/15/n...ahawks-holdout


In particular, the list of players the Seahawks have cut with money remaining on their contract, just this year:

Quote:

This is a list of people the Seahawks have waived or released with time and cash remaining on their contracts in the calendar year 2015. This is typical of all 32 teams: Robert Turbin. Will Blackmon. Anthony McCoy. Tyrell Adams. RaShaun Allen. R.J. Archer. Obum Gwacham. Keenan Lambert. Ronald Martin Jr. T.Y. McGill. Douglas McNeil III. KeaVon Milton. Ryan Murphy. Will Pericak. Eric Pinkins. Terry Poole. Alex Singleton. Kevin Smith. Rod Smith. Julius Warmsley. Kasen Williams. Lemuel Jeanpierre. D’Anthony Smith. Jesse Davis. George Farmer. Deshon Foxx. Deontay Greenberry. Keelan Johnson. Quayshawn Nealy. Greg Scruggs. Ty Zimmerman. Brandon Cottom. Triston Wade. Jake Waters. Jeremy Crayton. Robert Smith. Tony McDaniel. Ryan Robinson. Tory Slater. Demitrius Bronson. Nate Isles. C.J. Davis. Justin Renfrow. Mike Taylor. Jared Wheeler. Mike Zimmer. Luke Ingram. Zach Miller. Jesse Williams. Garrett Scott.

So yeah, he signed the contract last year but in the NFL a contract isn't really a contract. If he feels holding out will get him more money, good for him. We'll see if it works.

[thaima1shu]

The big difference between Michael Bennett and Kam:

Also unhappy with his $, Michael Bennett on teammate Kam Chancellor: "I got a wife & 3 kids. My wife would not let me hold out." #Seahawks

— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) September 17, 2015