Jean-Jacques Taylor of the Dallas Morning News covered this story from the New Orleans Saints this morning:
McAllister’s Deal Proves There’s No Loyalty in NFL
The next time you get sick of some player – Cowboys linebacker Greg Ellis comes to mind – grousing about his contract, think about New Orleans running back Deuce McAllister.
The Saints all-time leading rusher, who accepted Reggie Bush and splitting his role without complaint, blew out his knee for the second time in three years last season while trying to help the Saints win a game.
His reward: The Saints restructured his contract.
The $1 million bonus he was supposed to receive has been converted to incentives. If he fully recovers, he’ll get the money that his contract originally said he was supposed to receive. If there are complications, then he won’t.
That’s why a player should do whatever they must do to get paid. Hold out? Fine. Force a trade? That’s OK, too.
There is no loyalty in the NFL. A contract means nothing in the NFL. It’s a year-to-year deal. That’s how management treats it, and that’s how players should, too.
By the way, have you heard the moral outrage over McAllister’s contract? Of course not. People seem to always hold employees to a higher standard than companies.
