Well thankfully the only solution to the problem are two things that are good for each party, pay the the players money and/or be a competent organisation.

Like most NFL deals are essentially 2/3 years of actual money and security, bar some of the big QB deals. Teams want to be able to escape the deals and revaluate the player and their situation. Now players do get more up front, which they prefer, but also it represents that an NFL teams loyalty to a player is pretty short term unless it's a rookie deal, which they automatically have control over for a longer period at a cheap wage.

I guess my overall point is, why should NFL players be completely loyal to teams when teams will drop players as soon as they start not fulfilling their end of the bargain? Most players are happy to collect their money, even if the situation is not ideal, but stars who know they can make huge money anywhere+ have a huge market+ have a brand , are clearly going to use their leverage to do what's best for them Vs the team. You and I would do the exact same I presume

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