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| "I'm all in but they better pay me my money!" |
Philadelphia Eagles star wide receiver DeSean Jackson is no exception to that rule either. He wants to "Get Money" too. The two-time Pro Bowler ended his 11-day holdout and reported to training camp on Monday. He was initially holding out for a new contract because he’s going into the final year of his four-year rookie deal which will only pay him $565,000 this year. In a very professional move he showed up to camp saying all of the right things.
"The relationship I have with the team and the front office, I think everything will work out," Jackson said. "I'm just going to keep everything positive. I don't want to turn it into anything negative. I love Philadelphia. I love the fans here. Coming back out here onto the field, the fans showed me a lot of love and stuff. I just want to keep that positive thing going."
Now relatively speaking they’re paying him peanuts for the amount of production he‘s given them. He caught 47 passes for 1,056 yards and six touchdowns last year, and his 22.5 yard-per-catch average was best in the NFL. He also averaged 11.6 yards on 20 punt returns, including a 65-yarder for a TD that beat the New York Giants on the last play of a game back in December.
Pay the man bruh! You’ve brought all of these other guys to camp for big money. Vince even got $5 million to back up Michael Vick! WHERE IS CHRIS CARTER WHEN I NEED HIM? C’Mon Man and you can’t pay the most productive receiver in the game? I know that he has a year left on the contract but people put new deals in place all of the time before the guys plays out the old one. Especially if the guy out plays the current deal, which Desean has definitely done.
Please understand that there is a method to this madness. Players sign the rookie deal regardless of the pay out because they really don't have any leverage. As soon as that deal is up it's time to "Get Money".
Gettin' Money is more important than winning a championship with the second contract because careers are so short. It works the same way in the NBA as well. LeBron, Carmello, D. Wade and the list goes on of guys signing major deals after the rookie contract expired. Then after boys "Get Money" they're ready to win a championship. Now some guys have been lucky enough to be on championship caliber teams while playing through their rookie contracts etc. However, if a guy isn't that lucky he's looking to get money first and win championships second! It is what it is!
I know that all of the die hard fans don't want to hear that but it's true. Not very many guys will out play their contracts before asking for more money. The game is too dangerous to look at it any other way if you're an athlete. All DeSean was doing by holding out was letting the Eagles know that if they don't pay him before or shortly after the season is over he'll be in the wind. Straight up! Where else can you get the most productive receiver in the league for $565,000?
I respect Jackson because he continues to play the public relations game by carefully choosing his words. "My first three years, the things I accomplished, it's been off the charts but there's still always room for improvement," Jackson said. "That's one thing I realized. Being an Eagle this year is something I look forward to. I've always wanted to be an Eagle. Because I held out a couple of days or whatever it was, that doesn't mean I don't want to be an Eagle. Like I said, I just had to handle what I had to handle. I'm here, I'm ready to move forward, I'm ready to play football, I'm ready to help win games."
Yeah… I hear you bruh, but I really hear you pulling up at the Eagles training camp bumping that Junior M.A.F.I.A. "Get Money!" with your driver side window tinted and half way down and all people can see is the top of your head.
Holla At Ya Boy!
Jay Graves
Twitter: @jaygravesreport
Information from the Associated Press was used in this article.
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