[Bette]

If players boycott mandatory off season mini camps, it can result in a substantial fine. Some players, like Plaxico Burress and Chad Johnson, have taken to coming but do nothing.
The NFL's club discipline schedule does not expressly allow teams to fine players for refusing to practice but the collective bargaining agreement allows teams to fine or suspend a player for engaging in doncut detrimental to the team. It would seem refusing to practice when healthy could be considered detrimental.
Refusing to practice could also jeopardize a player's signing bonus.

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Chad Johnson is noted for being cheap, and a suspension could cost him up to 4 games pay. Do you think this would shut his mouth once and for all?

[Dusty]

Oh I definitely think it could backfire because the team could always get sick of the *****ing about more money while they are still in a contract and cut them. Doing that could hurt their reputation and teams would be hesitant to sign them...it would sort of be asking for trouble. What's with these contracts anyway? How come they can boycott their team if they have a contract to play? I think i'm not getting the idea of contract in the NFL anymore.

[azrael492]

Originally Posted by Dusty

Oh I definitely think it could backfire because the team could always get sick of the *****ing about more money while they are still in a contract and cut them. Doing that could hurt their reputation and teams would be hesitant to sign them...it would sort of be asking for trouble. What's with these contracts anyway? How come they can boycott their team if they have a contract to play? I think i'm not getting the idea of contract in the NFL anymore.

It seems anymore that contracts are just loose agreements until one side decides they don't like it anymore. A player can holdout or an owner can buy them out. There doesn't seem to be too many people honarable to keep their words in sports anymore