Jimmy Graham Contract

AsylumGuido · 06-20-2014, 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by lee909

spot on
Agents work for players, the union can only act as long as the player wishes.
Graham may be keeping quiet in the media but he knows whats going on as is happy for the NFLPA and Sexton to push this. He could just say get a deal done with the Saints or I sit/play out the tag and move as a FA next year. But he is happy for this to happen in the hope that he wins and has additional leverage on the long term deal.

Yes, agents work for the players, but they also tell the players before they agree to represent them that the player has to trust everything they are doing when it comes to negotiations. And the players listen. Especially the young ones hoping to get their first, and most likely only, big contract ever.

As for the union, they have far more influence on the players than you can imagine. Its primary concern is not of the individual player, but of the player population as a whole. It would be easy to convince the player that this is for the good of all players and they would not be lying. As the great philosopher Spock once said, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."

It is Pollyanna thinking to believe that this 27 year-old kid has any control over this situation with everything that is on the line. The NFL and the NFLPA are two of America's most powerful entities and are not capable of being told what they can and cannot do.

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Franchise Tag (Non-Exclusive)	7	7.87%
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06-20-2014, 09:27 AM	#11
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,622	Re: Jimmy Graham Contract Originally Posted by lee909 spot on Agents work for players, the union can only act as long as the player wishes. Graham may be keeping quiet in the media but he knows whats going on as is happy for the NFLPA and Sexton to push this. He could just say get a deal done with the Saints or I sit/play out the tag and move as a FA next year. But he is happy for this to happen in the hope that he wins and has additional leverage on the long term deal. Yes, agents work for the players, but they also tell the players before they agree to represent them that the player has to trust everything they are doing when it comes to negotiations. And the players listen. Especially the young ones hoping to get their first, and most likely only, big contract ever. As for the union, they have far more influence on the players than you can imagine. Its primary concern is not of the individual player, but of the player population as a whole. It would be easy to convince the player that this is for the good of all players and they would not be lying. As the great philosopher Spock once said, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." It is Pollyanna thinking to believe that this 27 year-old kid has any control over this situation with everything that is on the line. The NFL and the NFLPA are two of America's most powerful entities and are not capable of being told what they can and cannot do. SaintFanInATLHELL likes this.

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