Many NFL teams have begun their off-season mini camps. Now although most are optional many players choose not to attend these workouts. Most notable is Buffalo Bills receiver Terrell Owens. After Owens was released by Dallas he quickly found a new home in Buffalo, but as always with T.O. nothing ever changes.
Owens decided to miss the first couple weeks of optional workouts in Buffalo and claims he is just fine doing his normal routine by himself. T.O. has never been one to go out of his way for his team and has not attended workouts in March since his days as a 49er. Owens is now with his third different team since leaving the 49ers in 2003 and has not changed his ways. Many people felt it would be good for Owens to show up and show Buffalo that he is committed, but of course Owens had other plans.
Numerous players have followed Owens and choose to skip workouts or holdout. Many of these players even pay fines to miss team workouts. Cutler has been asking for a trade and has not reported to camp and has therefore already forfeited a $100,000 bonus he was going to earn. Many of these players do not have a good reason for missing camp and should be there with the rest of their team, especially if you’re the quarterback who is supposed to lead them.
The NFL should start to enforce a stricter penalty on those players who really do not care if they are getting fined a few thousand dollars because to them it’s nothing. Athletes make so much money that a few thousand for them to miss practice or camp is nothing more than a slap on the wrist. If players were faced with a decision to miss games without pay instead if they missed workouts maybe they would show up. A team is supposed to function as one and therefore if one person has to be there everyone should be there practicing with them.
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