NFL players holding out | Nasser Erakat

This subject always upsets me. How a player who originally agreed on his contract then after a season or two wants it changed. These athletes get paid millions 

of dollars to play a game. I understand that football is a dangerous sport and the contracts are not guaranteed. Most of these players only know football and try to get the most they can. I cannot fault that. I just don't like the fact that after a player gets a good contract, they want to break it or they will not play. What is up with that. It happens so much in sports and sometimes players who hold out as a rookie never play more then 3 years. Those players will not last long and only played for the money. There is a lot of money involved and if you are a super star athlete. I will always remember when the Oakland Raiders drafted J. Russell with their number one pick. Biggest mistake ever, once he held out I knew he would not ever turn into anything. I didn't like the pick any ways, the number two pick was Calvin Johnson. Do you think the Raiders would love to re-do that draft. I really can't stand NLF players holding out | Nasser Erakat.

 NFL players holding out | Nasser Erakat

Richard Sherman had a great explanation for why Kam Chancellor is so important to the Seahawks defense

Kam Chancellor is back. After missing all of the preseason and the first two weeks of the regular season, Chancellor ended his holdout on Wednesday and will play in the Seahawks' Week 3 game against the Bears.

The holdout was a costly one for Chancellor. He lost more than $530,000 in salary from the two missed games and the Seahawks may still hold him responsible for more than $2 million in fines. There is also Chancellor's relationship with some of his teammates, as some of them seemed to sour on the holdout after the team started 0-2.

But now that Chancellor is back, it is huge for the Seahawks' defense.

Chancellor has a well-earned reputation for his big hits as part of the "Legion of Boom" secondary and prior to the Super Bowl, teammate Richard Sherman had an entertaining explanation for why the player they call "Boom Boom" is so important. Chancellor is a safety, but at 6-foot-3, 232 pounds, he is built more like a linebacker. Sherman highlights that size, and the ferocity that comes with it, to the difference between a wild dog and a lion. Full Article

 NFL players holding out | Nasser Erakat

I get it, make as much money as you can. Not everyone can professional sports. If you have the ability to play for more then 5 years you are an good player. Only a few players can player in the 10-14 years range. Those players are great and might be in the hall of fame, if they can still play during those years. I guess when your a fan working a job and just making it through life, then you hear of players holding out, it gets you mad. I bet once they get their new contract, in a few years they want another one. It takes a athlete with heart to say that they will end their hold out and wait until the season is over. Kam Chancellor did that who plays for Seattle Seahawks.  Well thanks for taking the time to read this, hope you enjoyed it.