Update to Roquan Situation

[gilder121]

Peer pressure and fighting for an issue you feel is right to help the players in the future are not the same thing, Quite the opposite

It should be public pressure. And I agree. And that is the Crux of my argument.

 

[remydat]

Roquan is a class act with no off field concerns. If I am him, I am wondering if my representation is using this as an opportunity to sell themselves to future college players.

If he is a class act then why are the Bears pushing this?

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

If he is a class act then why are the Bears pushing this?

Because everyone will want it in the future. They don't want to set that precedent.

 

[Washington]

So if I am understanding this right, Smith wants to be paid even if he assaults someone, rapes someone, or kills someone?

I believe I owe a mea culpa to the Bears FO.

 

[BigBill]

The behavior clause is also being disputed. My guess is Smith wants to kneel during the anthem without penalty.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

The behavior clause is also being disputed. My guess is Smith wants to kneel during the anthem without penalty.

Now that's a new take.

 

[Warden of the Northeast]

I called it from the beginning...

 

[nc0gnet0]

because we needed a new thread on the Roquan contract.......

 

[Washington]

because we needed a new thread on the Roquan contract.......

This thread segregated this recent update. I like it.

 

[nc0gnet0]

So if I am understanding this right, Smith wants to be paid even if he assaults someone, rapes someone, or kills someone?

I believe I owe a mea culpa to the Bears FO.

LOL, my guess is an ambiguous clause that says something like conduct deemed detrimental to the team. Which could be assault, rape, murder.......or farting in a crowded uber and tweeting about it.

 

[PrideisBears]

I called it from the beginning...

Wrong. I did

 

[MakeMyDay]

So if I am understanding this right, Smith wants to be paid even if he assaults someone, rapes someone, or kills someone?

I believe I owe a mea culpa to the Bears FO.

Yep - Sounds like he wants a "Free to smack-up the out of line biotches" clause in his contract...

 

[number51]

The behavior clause is also being disputed. My guess is Smith wants to kneel during the anthem without penalty.

Or he plans on beating his girlfriend, getting suspended, but still getting paid. Or shooting a guy, or kneeling during a song, any horrific act really.

 

[PrideisBears]

Or he plans on beating his girlfriend, getting suspended, but still getting paid. Or shooting a guy, or kneeling during a song, any horrific act really.

Im going with drug trafficking

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Im going with drug trafficking

Wouldn't be the first Bear.

 

[BearDownTexas]

I would tell him "that copy" of his contract, was on his i pad.

 

[Washington]

LOL, my guess is an ambiguous clause that says something like conduct deemed detrimental to the team. Which could be assault, rape, murder.......or farting in a crowded uber and tweeting about it.

Probably, but this is what Haugh posted in the Trib:

But Smith remains away from training camp because his representatives at CAA Football have insisted the Bears go even further and include contract language protecting the player from discipline for behavior outside the realm of a football play. The Bears’ reluctance to do so revolves around their fear of setting a precedent for future contracts and has nothing to do with concerns about Smith’s character, the source said.

I think that covers the spectrum of farting in a crowded uber to assault/rape to murder. Maybe Smith is an avid Harley rider or mogul snow skier and they don't want him doing that?

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

https://chicago.suntimes.com/sports/bears-roquan-smith-holdout/

But budging on other language — including when it involves behavior — is another issue. It’s why league sources have said the many around the NFL are closely monitoring what happens with the Bears and Smith. It’s a fight worth watching because a new precedent might be set.

One league source suggested that CAA wanted to reach this point – an impasse that generates negative headlines for the Bears. A source close to the Bears’ front office said there has been a lot of “posturing.”

“CAA is just using it’s big stick,” one longtime agent said.

 

[TheWinman]

The Bears have to stand their ground now or this sets a terrible precedent.

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[Bears4Ever_34]

Well this clears up a lot. No excuse for Roquan not to have signed the deal by now. If you can't accept punishment for shitty off-field behavior, perhaps you shouldn't become a professional athlete. He's either dumb, or he's getting bad advice. Either way, the screw up is on him.