"Dak always says the right things." I saw this posted all over X after Dak's comments went public. Such BS. Brandt is right. Saying you don't play for money when we all saw what happened the last time his contract is gaslighting.
Of course he plays for money. They all play for money. And the thing is, none of these guys need the money they hold out for. It would be so easy for Dak to take $40 million PER YEAR. That is a lot of money. He will never need to work another day in his life and he will live like a king the entire time. But Brandt is also right about Dak having a lucrative career after he retires. If Dak takes another 4 year, $160 million deal that is the equivalent of $2.67 million per year for the next 30 years, not counting the interest or capital gains he would get from investing that money. No one needs that much money to live a great life. Only a very time % of people in America make that kind of money.
To be clear, I am not suggesting need has anything to do with what he should get paid. Every player has a right to ask for whatever he thinks he is worth no matter how exorbitant it may seem to us. And I don't have any moral objections to them asking for it. The owners are out to stiff the players, and the players are out to get their perceived value. Just don't give me this BS story about not doing it for the money.