[vincesanity82]

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Jets offensive lineman Pete Kendall plans to go postal on Thursday when he reports for a mandatory minicamp.

The scene will be reminiscent of comments last month from Steelers guard Alan Faneca, who launched into an emotional tirade regarding the team's failure to give him a bunch of money with one year left on his deal.

Kendall is unhappy that the Jets won't give him a raise, especially since a year ago Kendall agreed to cut his 2007 salary by $3.3 million. The problem is that Kendall had a strong performance in 2006, and the free-agent market went even more bonkos in March 2007.

Kendall surely is trying to force a trade or a release. But the Jets can hold firm if they so choose. Kendall is signed through 2009.

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[ThePundit]

You gotta love these players. They sign a contract and if they do well, they always want more...but if they perform worse, do they ever come to the team and demand a salary cut?

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by ThePundit

You gotta love these players. They sign a contract and if they do well, they always want more...but if they perform worse, do they ever come to the team and demand a salary cut?

No, but the opposite is also true. If they stink, the team always wants to force a pay cut on them. But if they do well, does the team ever just offer them a raise out of the goodness of their hearts? Nope. So that's just the state of the business right now.

[Haynr8dr]

^ ..yes, both valid points made by pundit and lefty. And Jets mini-camp has started, and so has Kendall, flapping his jacks to the media. He should have kept it out of the media. This would have been better handled in house.

[vincesanity82]

-Update-

Kendall has asked the Jets to trade or release him because of a bitter contract dispute, and his frustration and anger were clear as he spoke to the media for more than 20 minutes after the morning practice at veteran minicamp.
"My situation's just become a circus," Kendall said. "I'm very unhappy."
Kendall, a 12-year veteran and an offensive co-captain who'll be 34 next month, is looking for a $1 million raise on his $1.7 million salary, but the Jets haven't budged. That's because he re-negotiated his contract last year, signing a four-year deal.
"I'm not here to win a spitting contest," Kendall said. "I just want to be fairly compensated."

On Thursday, Kendall occasionally practiced with the first-team offense, but was regularly replaced by Adrien Clarke at left guard while he was relegated to second-team work.
"It's awkward. I'm not happy to be here," he said. "I suspect there are people in the organization who aren't happy that I'm here. It's very awkward. I guess now I'm second team."
Kendall, obviously, believes he is still a starter in the NFL -- and deserves to be paid that way.
"I think my play and my performance and my contributions warranted reconsideration," Kendall said.
So Kendall and his agent, Neil Schwartz, approached the Jets, Mangini and general manager Mike Tannenbaum in the offseason and told them he wanted more money.
"I had a conversation with Mike Tannenbaum two weeks ago," Kendall said. "I said what I'm asking for is not unreasonable, and he agrees that I'm underpaid. I think we have an agreement, we just don't have a contract."



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