Quote:Kane and others,


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We DO have an idea. I posted a link on the NFL at large board in a McCourty thread. A New Jersey paper said it was believed the Jaguars offered more money, and there have been several reports indicating McCourty was surprised at the strength of the Jaguars' offer and was almost ready to leave until the Pats upped their offer.

Yes, it's simply not the case that players will take the most money. I hear people like Fat Tony et al on 1010 espouse this notion all the time. It's just not the case, we see it time and time again. The two biggest names besides Suh both took lesser deals to play for who they want to play for. You can't get to this level without a strong sense of pride in what you do--otherwise they wouldn't have the confidence in themselves to succeed. So it makes sense to me when a prideful player chooses to play for who they want rather than the money. They want to the best. They want to be champions. They aren't all chasing that dollar sign; they are all millionaires already anyway.

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