Honest question: At what point does one become rich enough that he or she can afford to show even a hint of humanity?

Using someone’s death for clicks?

Totally.

Can someone please point to one objective piece of evidence that there’s this massive wave of anti-Cam Newton sentiment out there?

C’mon, that’s not at all what’s going on here.

“Though the substance usually has “weed” or “marijuana” in its name, the chemistry and effects are totally different than that of the real thing.”

I’ve got a JD and, while contracts wasn’t my best subject, it was close. Granted, I was a C student so that’s not really saying much.

The cited passage implies you think this is also unfair.

Team and the fans.

Pointing the difference between a breach and cutting a player is not distinction without difference. When a player holds out, he suffers negative consequences b/c he is in breach. He loses a game check and probably gets fined as well.

I’m specifically replying to cited passage from your post. If you can’t figure that out, you’re right, there’s no point in going forward.

No, I assume the players went into the labor talks angling for something else and either (a) agreed to the contract structure as a concession to get something else; or (b) chose very poor representation.

This is all semantics—you can say every contract contemplates a breach b/c there are almost always remedies built into a contract for such an eventuality.

Yeah, it’s different. Unless we work as professional athletes or in a field with similarly ludicrous compensation.

That’s basically where I come down on the matter. Obviously, each situation is different, but if a guy is already making an obscene amount of money and his only justification is “other guys are making more,” not gonna get any sympathy from me.

Saying a Chancellor-esque holdout is bullshit doesn’t mean it isn’t his right, but it is still a breach of the contract, while cutting a player and not giving him non-guaranteed money is not.

I’m unemployed, which is why I’m on Deadspin. I’m unemployed b/c I quit my last job after being passed over for a promotion in favor of a guy just like the one you’re describing. I have no sympathy for the billionaire owners nor hatred for the players.

No, probably not.

Those two things are not the same.