News: Does Rolando McClain still want to play football?

[The Quest for Six]

well rolando got 20 mil G from oakland, and I think he still has a good portion of that, so he isnt hurting for money.
Randy is the one who is really stupid as he has not made much yet.

Gregory is an addict, the red flags on this guy going into the draft should have taken him off the Cowboys draft board as I'm sure he was taken off of many teams draft boards.......Like I said about Manziel, I doubt Gregory ever plays with the Cowboys and is out of football in three years

 

[zrinkill]

No ....... and he probably never did.

 

[unionjack8]

hopefully not, screw him, why he is still on the roster is beyond comprehension

 

[plymkr]

Cowboys by holding him in purgatory get a big chunk of his signing bonus back and alot less cap hit next year...doing the prudent thing considering he doesn't take up a spot on 53 for 10 weeks

Can you, or somebody else, explain how his contract works. The only thing I understand is if we cut him then he keeps his whole signing bonus but we're not responsible for his base salary. So if we keep him for the 10 week suspension then we get reimbursed for the prorated SB and don't pay him a dime of base salary.

this is how I understand it but I don't know the numbers involved or if that is correct. If someone knows the situation more can you post it?

 

[big dog cowboy]

Does Rolando McClain still want to play football?

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[SuspectCorner]

I've been a big fan of the guy - no more - adios his kiester.

 

[MRV52]

Has the Son of B***** been found yet?

 

[TX_Yid]

He doesn't want to play. He prolly wants to smoke and fish, maybe open up a BBQ joint by a lake with one of his peeps. Wake up when he wants, and chillz.

Damn, now that's what I want to do

 

[SkinsSuck09]

At this point I would rather lose every game of the season than have him play for us. How many LB's went un-drafted? Bring some in and lets see. At least you know their heart will be in it.

 

[the_h0wey]

Does Rolando McClain still want to play football?
Does Rolando McClain still want to play football?


Linebacker Rolando McClain hasn’t bothered to show up for much of anything for the Dallas Cowboys this offseason. This was the third straight year that McClain has pulled a disappearing act, so it shouldn’t be surprising that he didn’t magically appear on the team flight destined for Oxnard, California and training camp last Thursday afternoon.

That’s the world the Cowboys live in with McClain and it’s one the Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens learned about when RoMac played for them. Those teams moved on from McClain and it’s well past time the Cowboys do the same.

This isn’t that complicated. Rolando McClain has made it clear he doesn’t want to play football, so why do the Dallas Cowboys keep trying to make him play?

The veteran linebacker hasn’t come out and officially retired or told the team he doesn’t want to play, but actions speak louder than words. McClain skipped OTAs, reluctantly showed up (and was out of shape) for mandatory minicamp, got suspended 10 games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy and lastly, decided not to join his teammates on the flight to begin the new season.

Does that sound like a guy who wants to play football?

McClain continues to disrespect and disappoint the team, yet the Cowboys refuse to release him. As good as he can be when he’s on the field, McClain’s shown that he doesn’t have the desire to be on it. McClain has already retired once, so it’s clear he has a pattern of walking away from the game.

The Cowboys will reason that salary cap repercussions are the sticking point in giving up on the McClain project, but that makes little sense. The team wouldn’t take a large cap hit if they released Rolando and they would save much of the $2 million game day roster bonuses and all of the $1 million playing time bonus, so Dallas would save in those areas. Using money as an excuse when McClain doesn’t want to play football is a bad reason for not cutting him?

Rolando McClain’s time with the Dallas Cowboys should come to an end; he’s shown no desire to play and the team should let him go. There’s no reason to force the issue for a guy who hasn’t rewarded the Cowboys for their faith.

It’s time for a breakup.

Not as much as we wants to smoke weed or burn down his house in Alabama.

 

[JoeKing]

Cowboys by holding him in purgatory get a big chunk of his signing bonus back and alot less cap hit next year...doing the prudent thing considering he doesn't take up a spot on 53 for 10 weeks

Exactly. Fans don't seem to understand how the NFL money thing works. Not all the money given to him is necessarily gone just because he doesn't want to play. The $750K signing bonus is recoverable by keeping him on the roster... 1/17 each game he misses. The league will force him to pay back that money and will then refund it to the Cowboys in the form of cap space next season.

 

[cowboys2233]

He wants a paycheck and like any career lazy person, knows how to work the system. Cut him off now for his own good. Free up his money to go to players that want to play and will get better with more playing time. It's a shame, all the talent in the world...zero brains.

Oh, I doubt it would be for his own good. He would lose millions of dollars after all. But if there is one thing that has been made very clear, these idiots rarely do things that are for their own good.

 

[bigdnlaca]

McClain will probably want to play football only when he is broke.

 

[sbark]

Exactly. Fans don't seem to understand how the NFL money thing works. Not all the money given to him is necessarily gone just because he doesn't want to play. The $750K signing bonus is recoverable by keeping him on the roster... 1/17 each game he misses. The league will force him to pay back that money and will then refund it to the Cowboys in the form of cap space next season.

thanks for the followup explanation/confirmation..........there is a lag effect to the salary

 

[Cowboy06]

Oh, I doubt it would be for his own good. He would lose millions of dollars after all. But if there is one thing that has been made very clear, these idiots rarely do things that are for their own good.

Amen!

 

[Nightman]

Exactly. Fans don't seem to understand how the NFL money thing works. Not all the money given to him is necessarily gone just because he doesn't want to play. The $750K signing bonus is recoverable by keeping him on the roster... 1/17 each game he misses. The league will force him to pay back that money and will then refund it to the Cowboys in the form of cap space next season.

But if we cut him now we get 2.5m in space we can use right now

 

[LocimusPrime]

He doesn't want to play. He prolly wants to smoke and fish, maybe open up a BBQ joint by a lake with one of his peeps. Wake up when he wants, and chillz.

He was caught today buying some fishing rods at Cabelas. Hehehe.

 

[xvendettax914]

hopefully not, screw him, why he is still on the roster is beyond comprehension

Money. Is why. And the only reason.

 

[Beast_from_East]

What is sad is that anybody with half a brain could see this coming a mile away. Oakland could not wait to get rid of him, then Baltimore basically gave him away for a bag of Doritos, and now the Cowboys are realizing that maybe Rolando is really not that into football.

Ya think!!!

Its the same mentality of drafting a guy that fails every dam drug test in college and then you are shocked when he gets busted in the pros. Gee, maybe there was a reason every other team took Gregory off their draft boards.

None of this should be a surprise to the Cowboys, all the warning signs were there for both of them and yet the Boys still get burned.......Amazing.

 

[Hoofbite]

Of course he wants to play. He just doesn't want to practice or do anything else between Sundays.