Is Shemar holding out?

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(05-29-2025, 12:43 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: They've been saying it's the language of the contract, and we all kind of assumed that it was just the FO screwing things up like usual, but more details about the specific language that is the problem came out today, and I actually side with the team on this.

The wording is apparently just the team protecting itself from Stewart acting a fool and being a problem, which, being an adult that's going to make millions of dollars, why shouldn't he be held to standards that common people making minimum wage are held to?

This doesn't sound like something that would stop me from signing a multi-million dollar contract:


Just don't do steroids or drugs, ok.

Don't break the law and be a decent human being, ok.

Follow the rules of the game, ok.

And let's be honest, they're not going to void any years or risk pissing him off and losing him as a player for anything minor like a personal foul or getting arrested for jay walking. They're talking about no arrests for drugs, violence, DUIs, or anything like that.

This is the organization finally saying "we (and the league) have a standard that you must abide by to play on this team, so just be a decent human being and we'll make you a rich man."

I honestly gained a little bit more respect for the organization for taking this stance and Stewart needs to grow up and start acting like an adult. He needs to realize that this is a business.

That's a truly terrible take, Brad.

Look at the list of potential defaults... "discipline issue", "being fined"... so being 15 minutes late for a single meeting (once any time over a 4 year span) is a "discipline issue" and would then void $15m guaranteed. Putting your weight on a QB when sacking them or accidentally getting some facemask with your hand is a fineable penalty, voiding $15m guaranteed. Hell, "morals clause" is just a loose and nonsensically wide criteria that a tweet or instagram post can be used if you're legally enjoying the offseason with some alcohol and unmarried women in bikinis.

"Lets be honest"... if they weren't wanting the ability to take away guaranteed money off ticky-tack BS, they wouldn't include ticky-tack BS as a trigger. Why the hell would you give a billionaire the ability to snatch away all of your guaranteed money with only a "trust us bro" as the only thing keeping them from doing it?

He IS acting like an adult and knows it's a business. That's why you don't willingly give away all power and leverage over your money to someone else who would love nothing more than to find a reason to not have to pay you. It's a business, so get your money guaranteed and don't give anyone an opening to take it from you.