Chris Johnson wants the $

[YosemiteSam]

He has 3 years left. I let him ride it out it out for 2 more years, then I trade him for the house.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I could cut off my hand or easily get electrocuted at my job, but you don't see me going to the boss asking for 10 times more money than what I make because of the possibility of something happening to end my working career. I knew what I was getting into before I took the job, just like football players do. They are already paid really well for playing a 3 hour game for 5 months, I think they will be fine if something were to happen to them if they managed there money right more so than some worker making $40k a year that will be on disability the rest of there lives. This is just greed and egos, nothing more.

So you've never asked for a raise? You've always been content to just take whatever they're giving you?

If that's the case then you're not a very smart person.

Anyone who tries to claim that they wouldn't do the exact same thing, if the market value was there to do so for the jobs they're in, are liars.

Is it insane the amount of money they get paid and can demand? Absolutely. But guess what? That's the going rate for what they do and so anyone who is great at what they do and doesn't try to better their finacial situations while they can is just simply not a very smart person.

 

[DFWJC]

CJ is an odd bird in that he pretty much says what he's thinking and is still too green to see how things can snowball. By all accounts, he's a great guy and a real prankster, but he can be naive when it comes to the media and the resulting perception.

He probably really does think he deserves to be the highest RB, but he wouldn't make an issue about it. If you've followed him, you'll see that this kid is very confident. What is amazing is that he set the bar high (for performance goals) in year one and people said he was nuts, and arrogant. He made those goals and set higher one the second year and they said the same thing...but again he blew away those goals. The he rewarded the o-line with Rolexes.

Have to give credit where it's due...

Anyway, it sounds like he is not even really pursuing a raise, so some of you don't get too bent out of shape.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Titans RB Chris Johnson, fresh off a 2,000-yard rushing season and scoring the winning touchdown in the Pro Bowl, has announced that he wants to be the highest-paid running back in the NFL.

Well since he did that just give him anything he wants.

 

[cowboys#1]

It ridiculous when its someone else. If you were in his position, you'd want the money and security too. He could blow out his knee in minicamp, never be the same, and never get the big contract. He feels he has earned a big payday and wants it. I see no problem at all with that. Yeah, I know he signed a contract and should honor it, blah, blah, blah. Put yourself in a position where you are worth 10 times what you are being paid and think about how you'd feel being stuck there for another 3 years. Then think about living everyday knowing you may never make it to the end of that 3 years and still have the same earning power.

I usually can't stand when players do this but there are rare occasions when the player is right. He is the best RB in the league right now. RBs have short shelf lives and many good ones never see that big money 2nd contract. I think he's earned the right to ask for more money and I applaud him saying he is not considering holding out.

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get it while you can CJ

 

[skyboy]

Johnson is getting robbed. The rookie scale is ridiculous. Draft busts get paid 30 million while guys who gets drafted in late 1st round or later gets paid minimum wage.
Runnning backs have very short prime. Pay the man NOW. He deserves it.
When a player is washed up, he gets released. When a player is outproducing his contract, he should get a raise. Nobody should blame him if he holds out. That's just how it is with non-guaranteed contract.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Johnson is getting robbed. The rookie scale is ridiculous. Draft busts get paid 30 million while guys who gets drafted in late 1st round or later gets paid minimum wage.
Runnning backs have very short prime. Pay the man NOW. He deserves it.
When a player is washed up, he gets released. When a player is outproducing his contract, he should get a raise. Nobody should blame him if he holds out. That's just how it is with non-guaranteed contract.

So if Mike Jenkins decides his contract is too small since he is now a probowler, you have no problem with him holding out???

How about Ratliff??? His contract was signed before he was an annual probowler, so you got no problem with him holding out???

How about Felix Jones, lets say he gets the majority of the carries next year and puts up 1600 yards and his agent tells him he has outplayed his deal and he holds out, you dont have a problem with that either???



You get my point??? This is a very slipperly slope and if a team starts redoing contracts then where exactly does it stop??? You have to take the approach that a signed contract is like giving your word. You agree to play for a certain amount of time and will be compensated with a certain amount of money. When you start changing either one of those variables, you open yourself up to other players saying "what about me"???

 

[BAZ]

So if Mike Jenkins decides his contract is too small since he is now a probowler, you have no problem with him holding out???

How about Ratliff??? His contract was signed before he was an annual probowler, so you got no problem with him holding out???

How about Felix Jones, lets say he gets the majority of the carries next year and puts up 1600 yards and his agent tells him he has outplayed his deal and he holds out, you dont have a problem with that either???



You get my point??? This is a very slipperly slope and if a team starts redoing contracts then where exactly does it stop??? You have to take the approach that a signed contract is like giving your word. You agree to play for a certain amount of time and will be compensated with a certain amount of money. When you start changing either one of those variables, you open yourself up to other players saying "what about me"???

You make a good point, but if Austin was going to hold out because of he was still on his rookie contract, playing opposite Williams I don't think any Cowboy fans would complain about that.

I don't see a problem with Johnson putting it out there that he wants more money, but it the Titans cave straight away then they are just dumb.

 

[Baileyneverfailey]

From reading the original post, it looked more to me like he was saying when it's time for him to get paid again, he feels he should be paid top dollar, but not necessarily that he is insisting on it being now. He was a first round pick, so he can boo hoo all he wants about his initial contract, but one huge year does not make you the best RB in football, and it's not like he was a 5th round pick or something who didn't get a nice fat signing bonus.

 

[DFWJC]

From reading the original post, it looked more to me like he was saying when it's time for him to get paid again, he feels he should be paid top dollar, but not necessarily that he is insisting on it being now. .

That is it....some of these folks did not read the post entirely and are jumping to conclusions.

CJ is not demanding a pay raise and has not even come out and asked for one specifically. Someone asked him if he thought he deserved a raise and top dallar and , of course, he sadi sure he does...but he will make make a big deal about it.

So settle down people.