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So say we all. So say we all.
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"And comes to us."
First, the guy broke his leg, didn't lose his leg. A broken leg is usually easier to come back from than a torn ACL. Washington barring some freak complication will definitely play again.
Second, this type of thing will most likely not be addressed in the next CBA discussions. The NFLPA does provide their own compensation for players who are forced into retirement due to injuries already. There will never be a league run disability plan. Also, being in his contract year, Washington could have bought insurance from Lloyds of London against injuries like this (he may very well have). Many athletes on the verge of free agency insure themselves in case of injury based on their perceived value.
Third, the Jets did offer Washington a new contract for $4 million a year which he refused before the season. If I was Washington, I would have refused it too seeing how Michael Turner worked out as LT's back up and then cashing in as a free agent getting more than Washington was offered. But this isn't a case of a team refusing to renegotiate with a player who is under a rookie deal. The Jets wanted to extend him, but their idea of his value and his idea were not on the same page.
There were reports from jets players that the bone had broken through the skin... ouch.
First, the guy broke his leg, didn't lose his leg. A broken leg is usually easier to come back from than a torn ACL. Washington barring some freak complication will definitely play again.
Second, this type of thing will most likely not be addressed in the next CBA discussions. The NFLPA does provide their own compensation for players who are forced into retirement due to injuries already. There will never be a league run disability plan. Also, being in his contract year, Washington could have bought insurance from Lloyds of London against injuries like this (he may very well have). Many athletes on the verge of free agency insure themselves in case of injury based on their perceived value.
Third, the Jets did offer Washington a new contract for $4 million a year which he refused before the season. If I was Washington, I would have refused it too seeing how Michael Turner worked out as LT's back up and then cashing in as a free agent getting more than Washington was offered. But this isn't a case of a team refusing to renegotiate with a player who is under a rookie deal. The Jets wanted to extend him, but their idea of his value and his idea were not on the same page.
Second, this type of thing will most likely not be addressed in the next CBA discussions. The NFLPA does provide their own compensation for players who are forced into retirement due to injuries already. There will never be a league run disability plan. Also, being in his contract year, Washington could have bought insurance from Lloyds of London against injuries like this (he may very well have). Many athletes on the verge of free agency insure themselves in case of injury based on their perceived value.
sure hell would be an upgrade over Maroney
Yeah, that's what we all heard about Lawfirm. He sure did impress yesterday!
Yeah, that's what we all heard about Lawfirm. He sure did impress yesterday!
Yeah, that's what we all heard about Lawfirm. He sure did impress yesterday!
At least New York Jets running back Leon Washington had insurance.
Washington, who suffered a gruesome broken right fibula that punctured the skin, took out a Lloyds of London insurance policy before the season.
Washington is making $535,000 in the the final year of his contract.
Offensive tackle Damien Woody said that he saw blood squirting out of Washington's leg.
‘‘It was bad," he said. "You never want to see anything like that.’’
Washington had surgery after the game in Oakland.
‘‘My thoughts go out to Leon,’’ Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum told the Newark Star-Ledger. ‘‘I expect him to be here a long, long time. We’re going to give Leon all the support he needs from an organizational standpoint to make sure he can return to be the player he has always been. He has our unconditional support.’’
UPDATE: Turns out he DID have an insurance policy.
Wilson: Leon Washington had insurance policy | National Football Post
Do not read this if you have a weak stomach...
I figured that he would have an insurance policy. For what they are, they are relatively cheap. Gives him security.
Awful, awful injury. Heres to hoping he makes a complete recovery and plays a long time in the league.....
To be fair, I'm not sure how many yards Jim Brown could have gotten behind our line yesterday...
Exactly. My point is that nobody extends that excuse for Maroney except for the people that are well aware that a running back needs some pretty decent run blocking to succeed in this league. Everyone just expects Maroney to linemen that are twice his size out of the way. Funny how nobody expects that from the Lawfirm. Same thing happens to him and all of the sudden his fanboys are well aware of the run blocking deficiencies.