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Originally Posted by gstelmack
I think this is simply a case of Russell not wanting to play for Oakland.
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Russel is refusing to sign because he feels that having his contract be performance/behavior modified is unfair.
IE, they want his salary to be dependant on playing time, etc. If he does something stupid (like pacman/vick) they want to be able to let him go with little cap implications. He is refusing to sign that, which is absurd, because almost all the contracts in the last 3 years have been that way. It really makes me think hes got some skeletons.
As to Anti-Trust exemptions, the NFL has just as many as the MLB, and can do pretty much whatever the hell it wants with rookie salaries.