1. Ok and? Whos advocating signing him to a long term deal. But he has every right to want one. He done nothing but earn it.
2. The guy has been a force for a decade, legitimate all pro level DE. If thats not good enough for you, because you cant remember splashy plays, thats a you problem.
3. Your reaction to a player wanting an extension seems excessive if not outright insane.
1. My initial post was "why would a team want to extend him?". You said "Hes been an elite defensive lineman for a decade and was still solid playing on one leg last season?". That to me seems like an advocate for an extension.
2. I didn't realize past performance promises future results? He was a good player. Now he's quite average.
3. As always, there is context. I don't have an issue wanting an extension. I have issue with the way they go about it
If Cam occasionally or never attended OTA's, this wouldn't raise any eyebrows. But he's doing it (holding out of OTAs) for the SOLE PURPOSE of a new contract. He's being transparent that it's in retaliation for not having one.
That's a critical and distinct difference than "well it's not mandatory". He could have just said "I'm not attending this year". But he intentionally tied it to the lack of a contract. Huge difference. His direct quote is below.
"Have always attended these, but at this time it's just contract negotiations, and I want to be a Pittsburgh Steeler, but we'll see what happens."
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