VJCPatriot
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Accepting that contract was malpractice on the part of Gholston's agent.
$9M for one sack/FF/FR? Seriously? There is zero chance the JEST would have paid that, even if he earned it. Now if they had done something like $1M per for up to nine, and he earned the whole thing, then that they might have paid.
Huh. It's a contract term. It's non-negotiable. If Gholston had performed he would have gotten the 9m. It's one of those super-easy escalator clauses that helps the cap by spreading out the bonus yet also makes the agent look good. Unfortunately for Gholston's agent, he did not anticipate the level of Suckitude that Gholston would perform at.
Gholston had 3 years to do it and did nothing, nada, zippo, zilch. He didn't even have an injury excuse. Gholston played in 15, 14, and 16 games respectively. 45 games with 0 sacks. This from a guy who had 14 sacks alone just counting his final year in college.