Why not add injury clauses into players contracts?

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Injuries are a part of the game, but so is team building! How can you build a team and you're paying a guy a huge amount of money, and he gets hurt often, that's strapping our team from getting other resources. I'm just it would be hard as hell for Jerry to sell this to an agent/players, but at this point, we're paying too much, and not getting the money back on our investments with these injuries. The last injury clause I remember was with Gerald McCoy who rightfully needed one. It's just a thought, how about it. Now please give your thoughts!!!

they can if they wanted to, on the surface it may make sense, but football is a violent game, injuries are par for the course, so would players agree to that type of contract? probably not. unless there are gaurantees like basketball and baseball, but then the owners carry all the risk....I mean if you played football, lets say a DL or a guard and they told you, yeah, in your contract we want to give you money only if you are not injured.....then some other owner says, I give you money even if you are injured, then who would you go with?

so there is a balance, of what's gauranteed, and when they can cut lose. unlike baseball and basketball where in my opinion there is a soft cap (luxuary tax) and some teams may afford that tax, in football they agreed to a hard cap that has to be managed, which limits the size of the contract and gaurantees you give.

 

[Coogiguy03]

I am almost positive Jerry had the leverage to add that into Dak's contract.

Someone just mentioned insurance the teams have on these players,what do you know about that????

 

[Coogiguy03]

they can if they wanted to, on the surface it may make sense, but football is a violent game, injuries are par for the course, so would players agree to that type of contract? probably not. unless there are gaurantees like basketball and baseball, but then the owners carry all the risk....I mean if you played football, lets say a DL or a guard and they told you, yeah, in your contract we want to give you money only if you are not injured.....then some other owner says, I give you money even if you are injured, then who would you go with?

so there is a balance, of what's gauranteed, and when they can cut lose. unlike baseball and basketball where in my opinion there is a soft cap (luxuary tax) and some teams may afford that tax, in football they agreed to a hard cap that has to be managed, which limits the size of the contract and gaurantees you give.

I like that, i'm just not happy that guys have injury histories and they're costing us from being competitive. It's our owners stupidity for giving them the money

 

[Chasing6]

Someone just mentioned insurance the teams have on these players,what do you know about that????

Players often get insurance on themselves for loss of future value on a new contract.

The Cap is the Cap. Teams buying insurance on a player effects nothing.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Players often get insurance on themselves for loss of future value on a new contract.

The Cap is the Cap. Teams buying insurance on a player effects nothing.

gotcha!!!!

 

[Roadtrip635]

It's not done because the players and player's union would not agree to that. NFL contracts are not fully guaranteed, unlike other professional sports, and the only guaranteed money is what is negotiated before signing. The NFL owners already have a great deal of power since they are are only on the hook for the guaranteed amount and not for the life of the contract. Players cannot leave a team while under contract, even after the guaranteed amount has been paid, but the team can cut a player at any time and does not have to honor the life of a contract and only has to pay the negotiated guaranteed amount. There is risk on both sides, but the team's risk is only financial and really minimal, since the team will remain profitable, but the player's risk can be life altering.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I like that, i'm just not happy that guys have injury histories and they're costing us from being competitive. It's our owners stupidity for giving them the money

now, you have a choice on not resigning them....for example we chose to extend and resign Tyron several times given his injury history. when he played he was awsome, but it was almost gauranteed he would miss 5 games a year.
so its risky, that's why team doctors thoroughly check these players even during the draft. they want to make sure they take calculated risks with their player investments.

and its also a bit of luck. sometimes weird injuries happen. I use to run a lot and bike, but one day walking, I felt a pang in my left knee and it just hasn't been the same, taking a while.
walking of all things.

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

So dak is insured for 87 mill . . .

WHY DID JERRY PAY HIM 240 MILL ??!

 

[KJJ]

Injuries are a part of the game, but so is team building! How can you build a team and you're paying a guy a huge amount of money, and he gets hurt often, that's strapping our team from getting other resources. I'm just it would be hard as hell for Jerry to sell this to an agent/players, but at this point, we're paying too much, and not getting the money back on our investments with these injuries. The last injury clause I remember was with Gerald McCoy who rightfully needed one. It's just a thought, how about it. Now please give your thoughts!!!

You just said it, injuries are part of the game so no player will sign a contract with an injury clause.

 

[Cmac]

LOL.....injury clause to a player's contract is about as common as the team's heading. C'mon C.........you should know this. NO NFL player gets an NFL contract w/o injury protection from the league AND team.

....protects a player, and rightfully so. This is the NFL where men hurt men. Can't go Gladiator style when man down simply gets fed to the lions.

 

[Coogiguy03]

now, you have a choice on not resigning them....for example we chose to extend and resign Tyron several times given his injury history. when he played he was awsome, but it was almost gauranteed he would miss 5 games a year.
so its risky, that's why team doctors thoroughly check these players even during the draft. they want to make sure they take calculated risks with their player investments.

and its also a bit of luck. sometimes weird injuries happen. I use to run a lot and bike, but one day walking, I felt a pang in my left knee and it just hasn't been the same, taking a while.
walking of all things.

forgot about Mr #77 sheesh

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

injuries are part of the game , cant leave the players hanging like that .

 

[Chasing6]

Injuries are a part of the game, but so is team building! How can you build a team and you're paying a guy a huge amount of money, and he gets hurt often, that's strapping our team from getting other resources. I'm just it would be hard as hell for Jerry to sell this to an agent/players, but at this point, we're paying too much, and not getting the money back on our investments with these injuries. The last injury clause I remember was with Gerald McCoy who rightfully needed one. It's just a thought, how about it. Now please give your thoughts!!!

What sport has injury clauses?

 

[zrinkill]

No player will sign that unless the are desperate.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Gerald McCoy signed one

 

[X550i]

No player would agree to this and the CBA wouldn't allow either.
However, there should be some kind of provision due to long term injuries that allows teams to get cap relief, however, the player still gets paid.

 

[Chasing6]

No player would agree to this and the CBA wouldn't allow either.
However, there should be some kind of provision due to long term injuries that allows teams to get cap relief, however, the player still gets paid.

How would decide what is a real injury? How would you know if someone intentionally delayed their rehab?

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

Players cant be thrown under the bus like that ,

injuries are accidents , we cant do that to players . . .

 

[Coogiguy03]

Players cant be thrown under the bus like that ,

injuries are accidents , we cant do that to players . . .

not if they have a history

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

come on , players wont harm themselves, to not play the sport they love ?

no way