Earl's argument is basically:
1. If he gets hurt this season, his career is over, he won't get another contract, Needless to say, he got family to feed. Children, man, got starving children. Therefore, he is not taking that risk.
Earl forgot his risk of injury this season is covered by his current contract which his agent negotiated and he willingly signed, which is something like over $8 millions. for this season alone.
But our Earl is talking about potential future earnings, which in his mind should be say $50 million. So he is not risking $50mil over that petty $8 mil.
2. He wants a long term guaranteed contract before he will take that injury risk, That way, if he gets hurt this season, the sucker that gave a 30 yo fs a guaranteed contract say $50mil or whatever that justifies Earl's status as the HOF FS at his prime, will keep paying even when our Earl drink martini on his yacht in caribbean with his now well fed children.
3. Why should Seahawks be that sucker? because he took a lot of risk playing the game in the past for the Seahawks and man, starving children because he wasn't paid enough by the Seahawks.
In my mind, all the risks that he took in the past was career hazard that any football player undertook for playing in NFL, and he has been very handsomely compensated for those risk. ie he's set for life, unless he pulled a Latrell Speedwell.
Why no sucker is willingly give him another contract? Simple, he mismanaged his bargaining chips, NO front office, HC, ownership is willing to take a risk on him for his poor behavior, along with his age, and yes that injury risk,