Pats67
Third String But Playing on Special Teams
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See previous post. And please, save me the whimpering about this ONE DAY charity event. I think we can be assured that Deion Branch has done more for charity in his three years as a pro than ANY of us will do in our entire lifetimes. Ever hear of the Deion Branch Charitable Foundation?Pats726 said:It's a business and when you don't show up for work, what happens?? And not showing up for a charity event?? Is that looking out for Deion?? If it is, he's getting bad advice.
The New England Patriots Wide Receiver and Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXIX is also Founder of the Deion Branch Charitable Foundation – established to help ease the struggles of families with children who suffer from meningitis. The foundation actively supports various organizations committed to assisting meningitis victims. In addition, Deion is active with the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation which promotes staying in school and the importance of education to local area youth.
So save the constant references to skipping a 'charity event', will you?
On to your first statement (bolded). Do you follow the NFL much? Do you think this is the first hold out ever? Get a grip. And stop with the constant "he's getting bad advice!" You have no idea what kind of advice he's getting, and you don't know that the adice he is getting might not be exactly the right kind. Only time will tell that.
Face it, the Patriots will use every ounce of leverage available to them (such as letting players play out their rookie deals with no renegotiation, regardsless of how much they outperform the deal) to avoid paying even their best players one cent more than they have to. And I love that they do that, as the fruits of that sort of discipline are on display for all the world to see.
Just don't begrudge decent, honorable people (like Deion, and Richard before him) for using whatever leverage that's available to them to get the best deal for themselves. Honest to God, we ought to all be adult enough to understand that.
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