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(6 hours ago)THE PISTONS Wrote: Heyward renegotiated his contract last year and is holding in now. This is the modern NFL:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/45947512/steelers-heyward-open-sitting-season-contract
Heyward has two more years on the contract he just renegotiated last year. This creates a lot of instability if players can just demand a new contract a year after signing a contract. I don't see a solution, but it is really unsettling. But there doesn't seem to be a downside to players when they do this. If it were a high-profile player doing this, maybe they would lose a lot of endorsements because of fans not liking it. But for most players, there doesn't seem to be a downside.
