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As far as Kam goes (pardon the pun), he’s been one of my favs but his hold out caused him to lose favor in my eyes.
I’d love for him to be here forever if he can continue to pull his weight, and cover his cost. If not, next man up, and I hope we have, or can find the “next man”.
Kam and his talents/style are few and far between.
Me too. The hold out was selfish. He was preaching about "Love Our Brothers" but cost his team mates a possible shot at another Super Bowl by holding out and us losing a couple of games. That year could have cemented a "Dynasty" and a chance for a lot of Seahawks shot at the Hall of Fame.
But money became more important. He wanted to break Pete and John's standard for rewarding players for his own personal gain.
I still love him and what he's accomplished here, but he and his family have benefited immensely from football. I'm a Momma's boy, and the way he went about buying that house for his Mom brought tears to my eyes. But the hold out was ill-advised.
As far as the tweet, Brock and Salk and Gee talk about it this morning on 710. It could mean anything.
If he is retiring due to a debilitating injury, doesn't that change your opinion of his hold out?
I mean "Love our Brothers" can only go so far before you have to "Take care of yourself too"
Not at all. His hold out was 2 years ago when he had years left on his contract. It had nothing to do with his injury.
People get injured in all walks of life, and it can cost them their careers. But it doesn't make any difference in what kind of person they are. Some choose to go on Social Security, or some, like me, choose to continue working, albeit in a field that requires less physical labor.
NFL football players are taken care of when they get injuries. College football players and High School football players don't. Professional sports players have access to the kind of doctors and treatments the rest of us can only dream of.
Kam's hold out was to say "I deserve more money, and other players are going to have to take less." That hold out didn't hurt fans so much as it hurt his team mates. There's only so much money under the cap, and this team is up against it almost every year. Hence Blair Walsh.
I remember Michael Bennett, Earl Thomas, and others "Kam! Please come back!" He did, after they lost a couple of games, and possibly a shot at home field advantage and the Super Bowl. That effects his team mates more than it effects any of us.