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Cam Heyward wants a new deal

Ron Burgundy said:
I agree except for one thing. NFL contracts are not guaranteed and teams can cut a player and not pay the full balance of his contract anytime.
I do think the players should hold out for guaranteed contracts at renegotiation time.
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And they still will complain at times they underpaid.
 
BLITZ said:
NO body understands the problems 6 millions dollars comes with........
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If they were to get guaranteed contracts, i bet a ton of tge money moves from salary into incentives.

Also since teams have to escrow contract guarantees, many teams won't be able to afford to give out long term contracts like that... the teams are worth billions but they mostly dont have that kind of capital lying about...
 
Ron Burgundy said:
I agree except for one thing. NFL contracts are not guaranteed and teams can cut a player and not pay the full balance of his contract anytime.
I do think the players should hold out for guaranteed contracts at renegotiation time.
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That’s why my last sentence said team management should do the same.
 
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Drink IRON City said:
Home page article about the FO not caving into Cam's demands.

Good read and helps support the website steelernation.com









Salute the nation
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Sorry, originally I didn’t have the link to the article. I edited it in.

Here it is again and worth the read






Thank You for your patience and understanding,…….. any complaints……… ****-off




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SteelerFan448 said:
The Steelers gave up a 2nd for DK. McLaurin is older and doesn't have the same athletic profile. That would be an insanely bad trade offer.
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Not insanely bad...they could push the second to 2027 ...or give them the third they got for Pickens in 2026 which would seem more likely if a trade was to go down... I dont know what you mean when you say Terry McLaurin doesn't have the same athletic profile? He's been to a couple of pro bowls...most recently last year. Hes easily top 15-20 in the league at his position and hes 29.. Maybe a 2nd would be too much, but definitely a third is reasonable....4th rd could make the Steelers the winner in the trade...maybe have Washington send the Steelers a late rd pick also in 2026, or something like a fourth if the Steelers give up the third.
 
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NoKap#7 said:
Not insanely bad...they could push the second to 2027 ...or give them the third they got for Pickens in 2026 which would seem more likely if a trade was to go down... I dont know what you mean when you say Terry McLaurin doesn't have the same athletic profile? He's been to a couple of pro bowls...most recently last year. Hes easily top 15-20 in the league at his position and hes 29.. Maybe a 2nd would be too much, but definitely a third is reasonable....4th rd could make the Steelers the winner in the trade...maybe have Washington send the Steelers a late rd pick also in 2026, or something like a fourth if the Steelers give up the third.
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Terry would be a solid addition but I prefer them to keep those picks. The run D isn’t solid enough to take on that trade. I see no reason to trade Cam.
 
topseed said:
Not that I recall, but you of all people should remember that Ben was given a 5-year extension in 2015 at the age of 33. And unlike Cam is doing, Ben honored the vast majority of that contract. He then signed a 2-year extension in 2019, when he was 37.
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Well as we all know QB is different than any other position, but that's my point, the Steelers have done right by Cam, they've never given a player 35 years old a 3 year extension except him, and they said on the radio that when they extended him in 2020, that was highest amount ever given to a non QB over 30 or 31 years old in NFL history. So they've done right by Cam.
 
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madinsomniac said:
If they were to get guaranteed contracts, i bet a ton of tge money moves from salary into incentives.

Also since teams have to escrow contract guarantees, many teams won't be able to afford to give out long term contracts like that... the teams are worth billions but they mostly dont have that kind of capital lying about...
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The escrow deal would mean that so much cash gets locked up for years....it's not like the NFL cannot afford it, but they would probably only do it while reducing that escrow to say 50-75% or similar.
 
madinsomniac said:
If they were to get guaranteed contracts, i bet a ton of tge money moves from salary into incentives.

Also since teams have to escrow contract guarantees, many teams won't be able to afford to give out long term contracts like that... the teams are worth billions but they mostly dont have that kind of capital lying about...
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If the entire contract is guaranteed it takes away the need for “guaranteed” money as the NFL currently operates as the entire contract is guaranteed. The player simply gets paid their yearly salary, however it is broken up (game checks or just divide between however many weeks). Bonus money and guarantee and such only exist in their current form because the entire contract is NOT guaranteed.

If every other league has it figured out I’m sure the NFL can too.

The length of contracts may likely go down for many players, especially the older ones.

Incentives may very well be used as icing on the cake in this format.
 
I think teams just need to stop giving into demands. Don't trade them or rework deals that were just done. If guys aren't happy let them sit out and get fined. If all teams stuck together it would end this nonsense.
 
slashsteel said:
Terry would be a solid addition but I prefer them to keep those picks. The run D isn’t solid enough to take on that trade. I see no reason to trade Cam.
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Meh.....I would simply let Cam hold out. Let him sit at home during the regularseason. He says he wants cash. Well he already got that up front this season. Give the young players a chance. Sink or swim.
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Read this morning that he is willing to sit out games...

Color me shocked.












Not.
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That is his choice....if the Steelers hold firm I guess it will be his retirement. His choice.
 
bermudasteel said:
Read this morning that he is willing to sit out games...

Color me shocked.













Not.
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Fine the hell out of him

Explore trade options to pathetic teams like the Saints

Whatever it takes

But on no planet should they cave to this pathetic hypocrite unless they just wanna open a whole new style of negotiation operations

He sure loves to pipe in with his two cents when it’s other people

He needs to take a look in the mirror and figure some **** out

Maybe sitting out a few games will do the D some good later in the season and he might actually have something left in the tank if they sneak into the playoffs. Judging from his last 7 playoff appearances posting zero wins it seems his tank is always on E when a meaningful game comes around.

Cam and Watt the wonder twins,
Wonder when they’ll win a meaningful game.
 
The oldest guy above Cam is 32 which is Hargrave. Only a couple are 31 and a few at 30. Most are 26-28. Cam is 4 yrs older than anyone else which is an eternity in NFL yrs. To me that would be like Roders asking for Dak Prescott $$. I know people dont like Rodgers, but he is playing for peanuts.
 
Put me on the can't stand this guy anymore list
Cam has made $130+ million dollars in his career for being the captain of 5 of the worst defenses in playoff history, points against.
He is a joke and he's proven that not only does he fail under the bright lights of the postseason, he can't win without TJ on the field.
He's a selfish hypocrite for always preaching being a stand up guy and accountability etc, and then not wanting to be held accountable for the contract he just signed.
He's gonna hold in??
When his teammate wanted a new contract and is the Best player in the NFL at his position and the #2 receiver on the team. Cam had a much different attitude.

"Either you get on the bus or not. And if Le’Veon Bell doesn’t appear to want on that bus just yet? That’s his loss. We’re trying to get wins."

I hope the Steelers tell him exactly what he said when Bell wanted $$

This guy is a drama queen who can't stand the fact that Aaron Rodgers and TJ dominated every headline this offseason and is more important to this organization than Cam ever has been or will ever be.

Cam again showed his hypocrisy with Aaron Rodgers this spring

“I want to play football… I’m tired of talking about the quarterback situation.”
“I ain’t doing that darkness retreat. I don’t need any of that crap.”
“Either you want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler or you don’t… If you want to be part of it, so be it. If you don’t, no skin off my back.”

Guy is an egomaniac always running his mouth, never backing it up when it counts.

1-11 without TJ, Giving up historical points against journeymen QB in the playoffs his Entire career. Cam is a fraud
 
NoKap#7 said:
Not insanely bad...they could push the second to 2027 ...or give them the third they got for Pickens in 2026 which would seem more likely if a trade was to go down... I dont know what you mean when you say Terry McLaurin doesn't have the same athletic profile? He's been to a couple of pro bowls...most recently last year. Hes easily top 15-20 in the league at his position and hes 29.. Maybe a 2nd would be too much, but definitely a third is reasonable....4th rd could make the Steelers the winner in the trade...maybe have Washington send the Steelers a late rd pick also in 2026, or something like a fourth if the Steelers give up the third.
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Giving up more for an older McLaurin than they gave up for Metcalf would be bad. There is no sugarcoating it.
 
Not my money to spend. But I really don't think it's the money. It's the precedent it would set. Same with Boswell.
 
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