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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SpartaChris" data-source="post: 292748" data-attributes="member: 1007">I understand the point, but most contracts usually have signing bonuses or performance escalators attached to them. In the case of Woodley, he received a $1.8M signing bonus before ever taking a snap, so saying the guy is only making $550k this year doesn't tell the complete story. He got paid the majority of his contract up front. Unfortunately for Woodley, he's a victim of the 30% rule due to the lack of a CBA, otherwise he'd have a new deal already. Here's an article explaining in more detail: <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10136/1058529-66.stm" target="_blank">On the Steelers: Lamarr Woodley -- The high cost of not doing business</a>I agree with you about how the signing of expensive free agents can kill your ability to sign your core personnel, but I thought Revis' holdout was because he wanted to be the highest paid CB in the league. After Rex publicly labeled Revis the best CB in the league, Revis decided he wanted to be paid like it. He took a look at Asomougha's deal, compared it to his and thus began the holdout.</blockquote>

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