Larry Johnson Holdout: Chiefs Close to a Deal

 By: Seth 

I’ll be honest with you: I’m not a fan of holdouts. They help nobody, in the long run, and are usually ridiculous. I hate hearing of players holding out because they’re tired of their $4 Million a year contract. Most of us are lucky to make 1% of that in a year.   

 But, there are also times that I can understand it. If Asante Samuel were still under contract for around $900,000 a year, I could understand him being upset at the team not wanting to pay him more (I don’t understand him holding out because he got Franchised, though). I’m still undecided about Larry Johnson’s holdout, though. What is he making? $1.9 Million a year? For a back of his caliber, that’s paltry. Lesser backs make much more. And, he doesn’t have the benefit of a lot of guaranteed money at the contract’s inception to gloss that number over. So I see where he is coming from, I’m just a little burned by the fact he’s missing camp and possibly hurting his team’s chances of performing in the season.   

 This may all be over soon, however, because it’s being reported that he and the Chiefs are close on a new contract. For the sake of the team’s year, you have to hope they are.  What do you fans think? Is it right for Larry Johnson, or any player, to holdout?

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