It's so much the cherry on top of compensation. It's the kind of thing that someone writes into a contract as the least-likely thing to happen.
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They are not getting hurt in some frivolous hobby. They are hurt applying themselves to the exact task they've been hired to do. This is a risk that ought to be shared in a fairer way.Leigh Steinberg
Without referring to anybody directly, one of the problems with confrontational public negotiating is that it runs the risk of alienating a public with a median family income of 35,000. So that when a player is complaining publicly that he's only being paid 7-million a year instead of 9-million, a fan can look at that with real anger. And an owner who's challenged publicly may simply become more locked in and less apt to ever compromise.
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Early on last season, a love affair was struck between Ben and Pittsburgh. His blue-collar roots, his Midwest values meshed perfectly with that city.
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Cameron was able to get an inside look at professional football from the standpoint of athletes and agents and general managers that few people have ever seen.
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Hey, our Founding Fathers wore long hair and powdered wigs - I don't see anybody trying to look like them today, either... But we do look to them as role models.
Leigh Steinberg
It is not in your interest to pull one over on the other side and get them to make a bad deal. You want the situation to be justifiable and reasonable while getting what you want. The two of you might be doing deals in the future.
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