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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pokerbrat2000" data-source="post: 1048166" data-attributes="member: 7261">I'll take C.A player that plays at the level he is being paid for and plays at that level consistently.  <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" data-shortname=";)" />There are many players in the NFL that fit into that category, JA is not one of them IMO.I don't even know who said it yesterday, maybe Tom Brady?  He was talking about when John Elway (maybe Peyton Manning?) signed a big contract and someone told Elway "You earned it man".  Elway responded with "No, I am now going to go out there and earn what they are paying me every time I play."  Football and for the most part all major sports has turned into this; "We are going to pay you based on your past performance and this pay assumes that you will continue to play at that level or even better."  I wouldn't have a problem with that, if a lot of the money wasn't guaranteed.  I understand guaranteeing against injury in a sport like football, but come on, how many career ending injuries do we see in a season?  How many football careers that end, due to injury, should give the player $10-231 Million GUARANTEED?The money has gotten asinine and guys like Jaire, that take a big paycheck and then are only available, when they want to be available, is ruining the game (for me).</blockquote>

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