You’re on an island of one, there isn’t a soul that thinks he is in charge:

Read my replies above, it is irrelevant based on what the #2 and 4 guy did, they just followed suit, then upped their offer from 60% to 85% guarenteed.

I know, and maybe the Chargers felt that his player position and draft position allows for them to offer less guarenteed. Either way they’re in the driver’s seat.

True...but they don’t HAVE to because they have the leverage. He sits out and loses all that guarenteed money, goes back into the draft and may drop to the 2nd round as many are speculating. He wouldn’t even sniff $2mil and he’d be now competing with fellow Ohio St. guys!

Sure it does, I just pointed that out with the other two top 5 picks. If there was “no market” he would simply have to accept whatever they offer him, yet his agent stated otherwise...why is that if as you say “there is no market”? He can sit out until Week 10, be traded or enter next year’s draft as an FA...THAT is…

No, “market” refers to first round draft pick trends, it isn’t cut and dried otherwise those other two players wouldn’t be choosing between offsets and deferments but taking the full amount. This isn’t something in the NFLPA bylines, it is between the signee and the owners. Nothing the Chargers front office is doing…

I think it was originally 60% paid up front to then 85% and he still said no.

Read the second part of my quote for WHY they are doing this:

Maybe, but the precedent was set and it’s not unfair for them to attempt it, because he has zero leverage at this point.

Maybe, but your link still acknowledges their leverage over him:

Per ESPN, Wentz and Elliott:

Holy shit!

Every contract the Chargers have done since 2011 has included offset language and deferred money, not to mention the picks immediately before and after Bosa — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz at No. 2, and running back Ezekiel Elliott at No. 4 — signed deals with both provisions.

He’ll drop in the draft and most of his guarenteed money will be gone, esp. when teams realize he hasn’t played a down in over a year and sat out training camp over a management dispute about money.

Two other 1st rounders just did this the last two seasons.

You think a guy that sits an entire year after a public spat with management over not getting 100% of his bonus up front remains a 1st rounder?

I know, they get all of the good scary movies. Blacks get the Wayans brothers!

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