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I don’t think carving out provisions by position would really be in the players overall best interest. They need to work towards more/all guaranteed money (like MLB and NBA) not worry about a currently slightly devalued position group.
It’s cyclical, teams will value different things at different times. It’s also not like he was blacklisted, he left a lot of money on the table and bet on himself and the situation to work out for him. He still got paid, but he didn’t have all the options he imagined. If the players want to go after something in the CBA with respect to this situation it should be more guaranteed money as a general principle of contracts, and the franchise tag.
Makes sense, and sure I think it's a bit strange to address certain positions in the CBA, but I'm not sure how else to address the issue.
RB careers are much shorter. Realistically they're looking at one big deal if they're lucky.
Say your average RB enters the league at 22. They're not hitting free agency until 26 or 27 after the rookie deal. And we all know 30 is that magic number for RBs. Whereas linemen can play well into their 30s. QBs are playing well into their 40s now.
So while franching a non-RB after their rookie deal may not be ideal for any player, he still has the ability to sign a longterm deal (or 2 or 3) eventually. A RB who gets franchised though, is being hurt dramatically more. Because that franchise year or two is coming away from what is likely the only long deal they'll ever get.