BeedoeLaw Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 They Should Pay Us More," Matthews Continued. "We do get paid a good, hefty amount, but for this we should get paid more, too. Because we don’t get paid enough for this. Some guys have bonuses, but it needs to be for everybody.” Check out @JasonWolf's Tweet: It could be the way the article is written, but he comes off bitchy to me. This along with his attitude about Andre Johnson kind of turns me off. This is definitely not a team first attitude. It all make signing Eric Decker mor attractive in my mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huston Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Didn't see it that way at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 It looks like your snippet was directly after a bit of context, with Rishard commenting on Tajae potentially falling behind because he attended OTAs. So from a player's perspective there is risk with no reward -- other than keeping your good standing with team & fans based on something that's voluntary? “Like I said, with Tajae getting hurt, imagine if he wasn’t here and he was just training, getting ready for training camp,” Matthews said. “Because those things happen and guys can potentially lose their spots because of that. Number9, Mythos27, and CreepingDeath 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscotitansfan Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Yeah, after reading the article I got no ill-will feelings toward anyone. The getting paid more was specifically about how they have to use their out of pocket money to attend all these "voluntary" things and that there is a lot more work that is necessary than simply just the practice and games they get paid to do. At least that's how I interpreted it with the small anecdote about the Bills player who paid $1,000 to Uber to the "voluntary" practices after missing a flight. CreepingDeath, EagleEye, and XAEA12 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stranger Posted June 16, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Interesting article. They either need to do away with voluntary workouts or make them mandatory and pay them additionally for it. titanruss, CreepingDeath, big2033, and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
titansfb Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Pay them. Titansgoodluckcharm, and XAEA12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtworsley Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Stranger said: Interesting article. They either need to do away with voluntary workouts or make them mandatory and pay them additionally for it. I don't disagree, but what leverage do the players have? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Just now, jtworsley said: I don't disagree, but what leverage do the players have? None of them could show up. Can't demote everyone. Mythos27, and CreepingDeath 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, Stranger said: None of them could show up. Can't demote everyone. Baiting the union haters Stranger 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stranger Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 It is voluntary, after all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingDeath Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Team-first is fine to an extant but the team won't bat an eye at cutting even the team-first players when it suits them. Titansgoodluckcharm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EagleEye Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Everybody knows that "voluntary" is not really voluntary. A lot of times you got to read between the lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thor Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Matthews sure looked like a "team" first player last year... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meow Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 When I think about a group of people who need to be paid more, football players generally aren't at the top of my list. HOTT, and DrFlamehead 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythos27 Posted June 16, 2017 Report Share Posted June 16, 2017 Gotta cut this "voluntary" shit out. Either make it mandatory and pay them or don't have it at all. I don't care how much money they make or how lavish their life is I can't stand stuff like this. Stranger 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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