The optics of Detroit Lions asking Frank Ragnow to return a portion of his signing bonus is not positive.<\/p>\n
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We were joking a little this morning.<\/p>\n
We were joking a little this morning.<\/p>\n
It’s like, all right, if you’re a huge name on the Lions, is that just gonna be a long standing tradition now?<\/p>\n
It’s like, all right, if you’re a huge name on the Lions, is that just gonna be a long standing tradition now?<\/p>\n
You’re expected to pay back, um, I mean, part of your signing bonus, and that’s why we were talking too about just, that’s why I think when agents are working out deals with players, I think we might be seeing from here on out, there’s gonna be a part of the contract that’s like, hey, this money is actually guaranteed, and not part of a signing bonus.<\/p>\n
You’re expected to pay back, um, I mean, part of your signing bonus, and that’s why we were talking too about just, that’s why I think when agents are working out deals with players, I think we might be seeing from here on out, there’s gonna be a part of the contract that’s like, hey, this money is actually guaranteed, and not part of a signing bonus.<\/p>\n
So, That’s hard to, you know, again, there’s two sides to that story.<\/p>\n
So, That’s hard to, you know, again, there’s two sides to that story.<\/p>\n
It’s like, look, this guy was like medically unable to continue performing.<\/p>\n
It’s like, look, this guy was like medically unable to continue performing.<\/p>\n
Alex Anzalone said it, he played with the, what is it, his throat was busted, I mean, just everything.<\/p>\n
Alex Anzalone said it, he played with the, what is it, his throat was busted, I mean, just everything.<\/p>\n
He put his body on the line for this team.<\/p>\n
He put his body on the line for this team.<\/p>\n
Um, but at the same time, it is a business, it was written in the contract the way it was, and you, you can’t go against that.<\/p>\n
Um, but at the same time, it is a business, it was written in the contract the way it was, and you, you can’t go against that.<\/p>\n
And a good real life example, it’s like if you hire a contractor.<\/p>\n
And a good real life example, it’s like if you hire a contractor.<\/p>\n
And he doesn’t finish the job, but you pay him up front, but he doesn’t, he’s not gonna complete what you’re gonna do.<\/p>\n
And he doesn’t finish the job, but you pay him up front, but he doesn’t, he’s not gonna complete what you’re gonna do.<\/p>\n
You expect some of that money back.<\/p>\n
You expect some of that money back.<\/p>\n
So, it’s hard, you see it from both sides, but again, it’s a business, and if the Lions are really looking to make some changes, bring in some younger new guys.<\/p>\n
So, it’s hard, you see it from both sides, but again, it’s a business, and if the Lions are really looking to make some changes, bring in some younger new guys.<\/p>\n
This is their way of starting to do that.<\/p>\n
This is their way of starting to do that.<\/p>\n
Yeah, absolutely.<\/p>\n
Yeah, absolutely.<\/p>\n
It’s, it’s always difficult too because I find it interesting that they got such blowback with the Calvin Johnson.<\/p>\n
It’s, it’s always difficult too because I find it interesting that they got such blowback with the Calvin Johnson.<\/p>\n
If you recall, Sheila Hemp was in front of the Ford Field crowd at a Calvin Johnson ceremony, and the crowd was not favorable.<\/p>\n
If you recall, Sheila Hemp was in front of the Ford Field crowd at a Calvin Johnson ceremony, and the crowd was not favorable.<\/p>\n
It was one of the most awkward moments being in the Lions press box.<\/p>\n
It was one of the most awkward moments being in the Lions press box.<\/p>\n
And so I , I would have thought that maybe they would have taken a different stance.<\/p>\n
And so I , I would have thought that maybe they would have taken a different stance.<\/p>\n
And so for those that use the contractor analogy, I use it a little differently.<\/p>\n
And so for those that use the contractor analogy, I use it a little differently.<\/p>\n
I use it differently in that I feel like the Lions hired Frank Rag now, the contractor.<\/p>\n
I use it differently in that I feel like the Lions hired Frank Rag now, the contractor.<\/p>\n
He did.<\/p>\n
He did.<\/p>\n
Did the patio, but, you know, when it was time for the one-year inspection or the two-year inspection, he just couldn’t come back, you know, he couldn’t come back to actually monitor the situation.<\/p>\n
Did the patio, but, you know, when it was time for the one-year inspection or the two-year inspection, he just couldn’t come back, you know, he couldn’t come back to actually monitor the situation.<\/p>\n
He did his job.<\/p>\n
He did his job.<\/p>\n
He, he was an offensive lineman, in my opinion, that I felt like was part of a great regime and helped, you know, when, when Dan Campbell says, hey, these are the old guard, we should show these guys respect.<\/p>\n
He, he was an offensive lineman, in my opinion, that I felt like was part of a great regime and helped, you know, when, when Dan Campbell says, hey, these are the old guard, we should show these guys respect.<\/p>\n
They were part of maybe a little bit, should be a little bit more reverence because the team was able to take steps forward with Taylor Decker.<\/p>\n
They were part of maybe a little bit, should be a little bit more reverence because the team was able to take steps forward with Taylor Decker.<\/p>\n
And Frank Rag now and whatever the numbers are, yeah, you could ask for a million dollars back or, and it’s not chump change, it, it’s actually equates to a role player.<\/p>\n
And Frank Rag now and whatever the numbers are, yeah, you could ask for a million dollars back or, and it’s not chump change, it, it’s actually equates to a role player.<\/p>\n
But in the end, I, I would say that versus what has happened with now we’re talking about it, the entire NFL world is talking about it, when it hits the likes of the national media and former players, I just think that it was interesting that the same decision that that uh resulted in such blowback, they made again.<\/p>\n
But in the end, I, I would say that versus what has happened with now we’re talking about it, the entire NFL world is talking about it, when it hits the likes of the national media and former players, I just think that it was interesting that the same decision that that uh resulted in such blowback, they made again.<\/p>\n