He was a long time Steeler who had good numbers but went through a bit of a stretch without catching a TD. He signed this season as a FA with the Panthers. They traded him to the Ravens. The Ravens are the team he did not enter the game for when asked. He did not walk off the field. He was suspended for a game.
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Well ... he's right but he verbalized it. 
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De'Vondre Campbell on quitting on 49ers: I'm rich and never have to work again
Three months after walking off the field in the middle of a game, Campbell went on a social media rant about it.
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Still a P.O.S. for quitting on his team, coaches & players in the MIDDLE of a game. Man up & do it at a reasonable time, AFTER the game or season.Well ... he's right but he verbalized it.
De'Vondre Campbell on quitting on 49ers: I'm rich and never have to work again
Three months after walking off the field in the middle of a game, Campbell went on a social media rant about it.
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It's one thing to KNOW it, right. It's something altogether different to verbalize it. You're right 100%. By actually verbalized it, he adds "Richard Cranium" to his "POS award".
This guy owes everything to his teammates and I guess the existence of the NFL who made his crappy outlook possible
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De'Vondre expressed, what I have always assumed exists in a lot of high money professional sports. I'm not backing De'Vondre for his comments, but anyone that thinks that all professional athletes are always out there giving their 110% are fooling themselves.
I use the term "Made Bank" a lot and this is exactly what I fear that it does to some. They get that huge contract, that they have been working all their lives towards, are now financially secure for 10 lives and decide its time to coast.
Now I doubt that there are a lot of athletes that intentionally coast once financially set. However, I have no doubt whatsoever, that for many, a huge carrot to motivate them is now missing and it changes them on and off the field. Maybe those aches and pains aren't worth playing through. Maybe that off-season program gets in the way of spending all that money and having fun. Maybe that fear of suffering a life changing injury sets in.
I think the Packers currently have a player on the roster that possibly falls into this category, but from what I am reading, he may not be with them much longer.
The NFL and other sports would better their games if they went to incentive based pay. Make players earn that money. Don't pay players based on what they are projected to do, based off of what they have done. Pay them when they actually do it. Will sports ever do this? Probably not, the players unions are strong and they will continue to point to the few cases where players lives are lost or tragically changed, as a reason that they need security and a kings ransom to be guaranteed, before they step on another field.
I use the term "Made Bank" a lot and this is exactly what I fear that it does to some. They get that huge contract, that they have been working all their lives towards, are now financially secure for 10 lives and decide its time to coast.
Now I doubt that there are a lot of athletes that intentionally coast once financially set. However, I have no doubt whatsoever, that for many, a huge carrot to motivate them is now missing and it changes them on and off the field. Maybe those aches and pains aren't worth playing through. Maybe that off-season program gets in the way of spending all that money and having fun. Maybe that fear of suffering a life changing injury sets in.
I think the Packers currently have a player on the roster that possibly falls into this category, but from what I am reading, he may not be with them much longer.
The NFL and other sports would better their games if they went to incentive based pay. Make players earn that money. Don't pay players based on what they are projected to do, based off of what they have done. Pay them when they actually do it. Will sports ever do this? Probably not, the players unions are strong and they will continue to point to the few cases where players lives are lost or tragically changed, as a reason that they need security and a kings ransom to be guaranteed, before they step on another field.
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On one hand you have to admire Campbell's condor but I'm sure glad he isn't a Packer anymore. That attitude is a cancer on a team.
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I think the 9'ers had quite a few players making "business decisions" instead of actually playing football, and it showed. Lynch has some house-cleaning to do to rid the team of that "cancer".
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As it should be...
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As what should be? Strong player unions?
I think Unions are a good thing, I have zero issues with a strong union. However, I don't think what the NFL has become, when it comes to money, is a good thing, nor is it popular with a lot of fans, at least this one. The NFL is basically able to run as a Monopoly and that is just going to continue, until fans say "enough is enough". It is being reported that The NFL salary cap for 2025 cap will increase anywhere from $22.1 to $26.1 million per team. One look around the U.S. and world economy and there aren't a lot of jobs offering a 10% increase in pay this year.
In just 21 years, the salary cap for each NFL team has gone from $35M to $280M. Has the product on the field for fans grown at that same rate? How do you change this? Well the owners, franchises and players definitely don't want to change a thing, but as I said, some day fans will say enough is enough.
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I agree in theory. However, no one is going to buy tickets and merchandise to see "Jim" working at the factory. For many, NFL Sunday is a highlight of the week.
With almost everything in life, there is good and bad.
The NFL is in the sports entertainment business and is protected and immune against restrictions regarding Monopoly.
Campbell was too honest, and his actions were wrong. He was right about giving up his spot to Greenlaw, but wrong about the way he went about it.
The NFL, professional sports in general is a means to end poverty or any poor circumstances many players come from regardless of background.
These players have devoted their entire lives to their craft. The results of their production determine their profit.
The owners keeping pushing for more games, international travel, and off field engagements; I cannot fault the players for seeking more autonomy.
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In a way the NFL can be viewed as another tax. Most of the NFL's revenue is generated via TV contracts. The networks sell their advertising time and it's a hefty fee. Anybody spending big money on advertising is has to pay for it. Perhaps some of it is in additional sales but much of it is just added to the purchase price of the product if sales don't turn out according to wishes. Those hefty NFL advertising slots make their way into your pocket if you purchase the products spashed on the screen during the games.
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