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Raiders’ Jones-Drew could see more work Sunday
A'runnin into a brick wall is a fraze folk use ta describe t'speet an' toughness o'football. It sounds rath'r unpleesant, an' t'funt o'heert will be happy ta hear at thar will be nuthin o't' sort at Sundy’s Raiders-Browns game n' Clevelan'.Oaklan' averages a leegue-wurse 69.3 rushyun' yards a...
Maurice Jones-Drew just announced his retirement.
Maurice Jones-Drew ends holdout, returns to Jaguars today
9/2/2012 -- Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew who was the last NFL contract holdout, returned to the Jags facility today ending his 38-day holdout. Reports are that the team will start RB Rashad Jennings over MJD in their first regular season game, Sept 9 against the Minnesota Vikings.
(via Maurice Jones-Drew ends holdout, returns to Jaguars Sunday - CBSSports.com)
Do I Have To?
I was browsing ESPN's website today looking for an interesting article to read and saw that there was an article about the holdout of Maurice Jones-Drew, the starting running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars. I decided to check it out because I wasn't sure what the exact situation was. Here is the article if you would like to check it out.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/8290567/sources-holdout-jacksonville-jaguars-running-back-maurice-jones-drew-now-open-trade
As I read this article I started getting a little upset. Here is a professional athlete set to make over $4 million for each of the next two seasons and he won't show up to training camp. And it's not like he needs a new contract to play for the Jaguars. He is still under contract for two more years!
There are numerous holdouts each year, varying in length and notoriety. Drew Brees earlier this offseason was essentially holding out without a contract. (The Saints placed their Franchise Tag on him but he had not yet signed it.) He eventually reached a deal with the Saints organization and has since reported to training camp. Last season Chris Johnson, running back for the Tennessee Titans, skipped the entire preseason and training camp because he wanted a new deal. He eventually got it and reported to the team in time to play out the season.
But I would again like to reiterate the fact the MJD is still under contract for two more seasons! When do you become famous and important enough to be able to ignore a contract? I was under the impression that a contract was binding no matter who you are. I understand that MJD would like more money and he wants a new deal but he is contractually obligated to play under his current deal and he is not doing it. I wish players that hold out while under contract would be expelled from the league. If you can't honor your contract then you should not play. For the team your contract is with or for any others. If you want to work on a new deal that is perfectly fine but you need to be fulfilling your current contract as well.
Let me also say that I am not biased against MJD. I think this should apply to everybody. I am a big Denver Broncos fan so I am excited about the future of their defense with Von Miller in the linebacking core. But if he gets towards the end of his deal and he is holding out while under contract I am going to be upset again. You need to honor your contract.
Let me put this another way. My dad is a teacher for the High School that I attended and he is under contract with them. Teacher's salaries are notoriously low so it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to want some more money. (He has been there 25 years after all.) But if he demanded more money from the school and told them he wasn't coming to work until they acquiesced there would be some pretty big consequences. My dad would be out of a job and the school would simply find a new teacher to replace my father and for less money. Get rid of a problem and save money. It's a win-win situation.
Now I'm sure that scenario makes perfect sense to you. If a regular employee refuses to show up to work until they get more money then they no longer need to worry about getting money from their company because they won't be working there any longer. So why are athletes different? Why do we raise them up on such a lofty pedestal where the standards of the real world don't apply to them? Don't get me wrong. I love sports and the NFL. But at some point people need to put aside their pride and behave like people are expected to behave. If you can't honor a contract, why would you ever be able to honor your word?
So while we, the every day human being, may not have multi-million dollar contracts to play sports we do have smaller, everyday contracts. When you tell your classmate that you'll send them the homework assignment. When you tell your spouse you definitely will not forget the eggs at the grocery store. When you tell a 4 year old they can have some candy if they eat all their dinner. These should be just as binding as a physical, working contract. If we can't be trusted to keep our word, then what can we be trusted with?
That's why I'm thankful that the most important contract ever made was made between two people that could actually keep it and they thought to include you and me. God made a covenant with His Son Jesus to save us all from the sin of this world and we don't have to do a thing to uphold that covenant. All you have to do is tell God that you want in. You want to be a part of that covenant.
Romans 10:9 If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (NLT)
"I'd like to thank Indianapolis breastmilk. Tell Ricky Bobby there's a new champ in town...and it's me."
-Maurice Jones-Drew
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-Bruce Wayne
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I never questioned his toughness. I think people took my joke out of context. I was taking a shot at Florida fans.
Maurice Jones-Drew, purposely making his shot at Jay Cutler even worse as only an OG would do.
The original quote: "Hey I think the Urban Meyer rule is in effect right now...When the going gets tough...QUIT."
