(10-04-2019, 10:45 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(10-04-2019, 10:29 AM)JackCity Wrote: I'm not saying players and agents don't know or agree to the contracts. 

Just that contracts aren't followed to the full extent of what their years say, for both parties.

This is not directly in response to your post, but I just wanted to add, I disagree with the notion that players or management do not follow the terms of the contracts.  Contracts allow for players refusing to play, or for owners to cut guys before the term of the contract is up.  

The contract says, if you play in the NFL, you have to play for us, and if you play for us, we have to pay you X$.   Players can quit, and not get paid, or refuse to play, and not get paid, or owners can cut a player.  None of that is breaking a contract.  The contracts allow for that.  No contract says a player has to play.  No contract says a player cannot be cut.  The contract says, if you don't play, you don't get paid.  The player can just go home and not play without violating the contract.  

Because all the contract says is, if you play, you have to play for us, and if you play for us, we have to pay you X dollars.