Lito Sheppard: Make NFL contract system more equitable
Spoke to the Jets' cornerback, traded from Philly earlier in the off-season, about his situation with the Iggles. It's a similar situation now facing former teammate Sheldon Brown, who is in the midst of his own contract hassle.
“I wish the league would do something," Sheppard said. "[In my situation], you feel like you’re going everything right, perfect teammate, working hard, doing everything you’re supposed to do, but it doesn’t work out in the end. There should be some rules of guidelines. You shouldn’t be able to devalue an employee like that."
I asked about the sanctity of a contract, that a player and a team reach an agreement willingly. Does that just get tossed out the window?
“It’s like injuries,” he said. “You can’t cut a guy when he’s hurt, so how can you sit a guy without probable cause? Whenever a guy feels like he needs a new deal, if he addresses that, don’t make it like, ‘You don’t tell us what to do. We have to show you who’s boss.’ That’s dead wrong."
Sheppard thinks it will end ugly for Brown.
"I talked to him and told him it’s the same thing I was going through,” Sheppard said. “I already know what the outcome is going to be."
And?
"He’s ultimately won’t even be playing before the end of the season,” Sheppard said. “It’s a known fact. I hope they prove me wrong."
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Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.
Here's a tissue. I'd think one would have to look long and hard to find someone who would be sympathetic to the "woes" of these players. They feel they are underpaid at $3 million per year. Yeah, sure you are.
I know it's hard to play sports and I love watching them, and I understand they earn money for the team and should be compensated fairly, but seriously, enough is enough.
Hey Lito, go work a real job for crap money at 60 hours a week just to get by, and then we'll talk about how "hard" and "unfair" the situation is.
this dude sounds delusional, why spend all the $$$ on samuals if Lido could do the job?
Hope he stops crying long enough for Rex to help him get back on track.
There is so much wrong with what Sheppard says and his atittude, its stunning.
So only accept 1 year contracts, if you don't like the long term ones.
Don't let your own agent help craft a contract that can end up underpaying you.
Players are in an awkward positon if they overplay their contracts, teams are bad off if they guarantee money and the player under performs. There are risks on both sides.
Maybe Sheppard should either concentrate on football or take a class or pick up a book on business.
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