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jayhi22;822483 said:I think he HAS to hold out. For the sake of every other football player in the league who outplays his contract. So, yeah I would hold out.
In a recent interview with Michael Smith of ESPN, Chris Johnson was very mindful of the rule that states he must report to the Titans at least 30 days prior to the start of the regular season or lose a year credited to free agency.
"So [Johnson] could stage a brief holdout but doesn't want to be in more or less in the same position next year," Smith wrote on Twitter.
Translation: The Titans know Johnson must show up by August 10, so they don't have to worry much.
NonCreativeNickname;823155 said:Since he can only receive a 30% increase from his current salary it's not worth it, but we all know Chris Johnson isn't intelligent.
30-percent rule restrictions
The 30-percent rule, found in Article XXIV, Section 8 (b) of the CBA, states that renegotiations/extensions entered into in the 2010 league year may not increase per year from 2009 to 2010 or beyond more than 30 percent of the 2009 salary. For example, if the 2009 salary is $2M, the maximum available in 2010 is $2.6M, in 2011 it’s $3.2M, etc.
The theory behind the rule was to prevent the dumping of disproportionate amounts of compensation into a year with no cap to regulate spending. The rule was another quid pro quo for what was expected to be an uncapped windfall for players.
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Chris-Johnson-and-the-30percent-rule.html
lol @ alll the players holding out this year, not realizing that they have NO leverage.
mindright;823398 said:I would give them a $550K year, very subpar and average... The Titans may have the leverage off the field, but Johnson has all the leverage on the field. The titans go as Chris Johnson goes.
jayhi22;824230 said:I think they all know the rule.. I dont think they really care about the salary. They want that guaranteed money. The signing bonus has nothing to do with that rule (I think)
matt-;824317 said:no, you are right, they can give him a new deal with a salary no more than 30% above his current salary, but they can just give him an enormous signing bonus. However that would be completely stupid for them to do because if he doesn't report to camp by August 10, he gets fined and will lose a year credited to free agency, meaning he will be an extra year away from becoming a free agent. So there is no reason for Ten. to pay hiim what he wants because they know he will show up anyway.
goat334;824341 said:Maybe he want restructure it too....like T.O. did with the Eagles.....
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