Over the past few months, the one storyline dominating the headlines for the Pittsburgh Steelers involved the contract situation involving star running back Le'Veon Bell. The perennial Pro Bowler wasn't budging on his contract demands, and neither did the Steelers brass in terms of how much they wanted to commit to the back. This has prompted a lot of players voicing their opinions, including superstar Antonio Brown.
Brown took to Instagram on Wednesday to give an example of why players like his teammate try to take care of themselves financially during this contract talks with teams. The All-Pro wide receiver talked about Calvin Johnson's situation with the Detroit Lions a few years back, and how he was forced to pay back the team part of contract due to his sudden retirement.
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With NBA making a lot of noise over the past few years for handing out enormous contracts will fully guaranteed money, players in the NFL have taken notice and have expressed their discontent publicly. This is just another example of one of the league's elite showing why players are happy with the way things are going.
Recently, Todd Gurley of the Los Angeles Rams expressed a similar sentiment before he was ultimately signed to a lucrative contract extension. It'll be interesting to see if things begin to change in the years to come with NBA players continuing to set up lucrative empires while players in the NFL continue to fight for every dime they make even when they're forced to retire prematurely.
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