You signed the contract!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 11:06 am
ESPN reports...
"Owens, who helped lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl in his first season in Philadelphia, is looking to renegotiate the seven-year deal worth almost $49 million he signed last March.
"This is not about me being greedy or selfish,… Just take a moment and look at my stature in the game."
Owens fired longtime agent David Joseph and hired Drew Rosenhaus, who met with Eagles president Joe Banner last week.
"The NFL got him out of the trade [to Baltimore]," Rosenhaus said. "They brokered a deal to the Eagles, but he had to take a sub-standard deal because he had no leverage."
"Everyone knows my former agent settled for a low-ball number because of my situation last season …"
"They used their leverage to strong-arm us because they knew I wanted to leave Baltimore for Philadelphia, and they capitalized on it. I can't go for that now. It's not in me to do that."
Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas told ESPN Radio on Thursday night that he disagreed with Owens' desire to have his contact re-negotiated.
"I don't agree with [re-negotiating a contract] because I believe that when you sign a contract your bound by that contract," Douglas said. "He's doing what he feels he needs to do, but I do believe that if you sign a contract you should honor that contract whatever circumstances you signed it under."
"I know I'm a top player in the game, and my current contract doesn't justify that," Owens said. "The fact that I signed this contract, that I'm under contract, doesn't factor into anything when it comes to the National Football League. [The Eagles] can cut me anytime they want to -- even if I'm performing well, I'm healthy and I'm putting up numbers, just because they don't want to pay a player that money.
"If they can do what's best for their financial future, then why can't I?"
Rosenhaus echoed Owens' comments, pointing to teams' ability to part ways with players despite signing them to long-term contracts."He was nothing short of remarkable last year with the Eagles," Rosenhaus told Patrick. "He absolutely outperformed his deal. I've had many players ... [who] have been cut when they underperformed despite having just did a multi-year deal the year before like Hugh Douglas with the Jaguars."
...this brings so many thoughts to mind...
Contracts mean nothing in the NFL anymore... everytime I hear about one of these guys whining about their contract, their complaint is that nothing is guarenteed and they could be cut anytime. Didn't they know that before they signed the contract? Why does it become a revelation only after they sign the contract, and cash in the signing bonus? What's up with Drew Rosenholdout? Are he and Owens really afraid Owens will be cut? And why is he using Hugh Douglas as an example, when Hugh Douglas is saying a player should honor the contract, no matter the circumstances... with this kind of "contracts are made to be broken" mindset, we may never see Sean Taylor in uniform again...
"Owens, who helped lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl in his first season in Philadelphia, is looking to renegotiate the seven-year deal worth almost $49 million he signed last March.
"This is not about me being greedy or selfish,… Just take a moment and look at my stature in the game."
Owens fired longtime agent David Joseph and hired Drew Rosenhaus, who met with Eagles president Joe Banner last week.
"The NFL got him out of the trade [to Baltimore]," Rosenhaus said. "They brokered a deal to the Eagles, but he had to take a sub-standard deal because he had no leverage."
"Everyone knows my former agent settled for a low-ball number because of my situation last season …"
"They used their leverage to strong-arm us because they knew I wanted to leave Baltimore for Philadelphia, and they capitalized on it. I can't go for that now. It's not in me to do that."
Eagles defensive end Hugh Douglas told ESPN Radio on Thursday night that he disagreed with Owens' desire to have his contact re-negotiated.
"I don't agree with [re-negotiating a contract] because I believe that when you sign a contract your bound by that contract," Douglas said. "He's doing what he feels he needs to do, but I do believe that if you sign a contract you should honor that contract whatever circumstances you signed it under."
"I know I'm a top player in the game, and my current contract doesn't justify that," Owens said. "The fact that I signed this contract, that I'm under contract, doesn't factor into anything when it comes to the National Football League. [The Eagles] can cut me anytime they want to -- even if I'm performing well, I'm healthy and I'm putting up numbers, just because they don't want to pay a player that money.
"If they can do what's best for their financial future, then why can't I?"
Rosenhaus echoed Owens' comments, pointing to teams' ability to part ways with players despite signing them to long-term contracts."He was nothing short of remarkable last year with the Eagles," Rosenhaus told Patrick. "He absolutely outperformed his deal. I've had many players ... [who] have been cut when they underperformed despite having just did a multi-year deal the year before like Hugh Douglas with the Jaguars."
...this brings so many thoughts to mind...
Contracts mean nothing in the NFL anymore... everytime I hear about one of these guys whining about their contract, their complaint is that nothing is guarenteed and they could be cut anytime. Didn't they know that before they signed the contract? Why does it become a revelation only after they sign the contract, and cash in the signing bonus? What's up with Drew Rosenholdout? Are he and Owens really afraid Owens will be cut? And why is he using Hugh Douglas as an example, when Hugh Douglas is saying a player should honor the contract, no matter the circumstances... with this kind of "contracts are made to be broken" mindset, we may never see Sean Taylor in uniform again...
