https://www.tmz.com/2020/02/06/budda-baker-antonio-brown-arizona-cardinals-nfl/
It's an interesting topic of discussion because I think there is a disconnect between what fans think and what players think about other players.
You often see fans say "I don't want X on the team he's a bad locker room presence" etc etc where I think players don't give a crap about any of that.
Players like players that make the team better. Players like players that help them win.
Of course, anyone has to operate within the rules of the team, but stuff that has gone on in the past players don't care about.
I even saw a comment on Twitter to this saying "It might force Larry to retire". What a crock. Larry would be the first guy shaking his hand.
I would sign any player that makes the team better, of course with the obvious caveats that his issues seem to be in the past, any issues with the league are resolved and their contract is structured in such a way you can get out of it if there are further issues.
I have no problem signing good players with past issues. Hell the Pats don't. The Pats signed AB after all his Steelers and Raiders issues. They kept Patrick Chung on the team when police found cocaine in his house (we cut Philon in a nano second for a he said / stripper said he still hasn't been charged with). They signed Gordon after his 95th drugs ban. They claimed Michael Floyd when we cut him. They traded for Talib while he was suspended for PEDs. They signed Kellen Winslow II after a bunch of issues.
What's good for the best dynasty in football is good for anyone else.
If come March AB has been on an apology tour, has resolved his issues with the league and seems to be in a good place I would have no issues signing him to something like 1 year, $10m. No guarantees plus incentives.
It's an interesting topic of discussion because I think there is a disconnect between what fans think and what players think about other players.
You often see fans say "I don't want X on the team he's a bad locker room presence" etc etc where I think players don't give a crap about any of that.
Players like players that make the team better. Players like players that help them win.
Of course, anyone has to operate within the rules of the team, but stuff that has gone on in the past players don't care about.
I even saw a comment on Twitter to this saying "It might force Larry to retire". What a crock. Larry would be the first guy shaking his hand.
I would sign any player that makes the team better, of course with the obvious caveats that his issues seem to be in the past, any issues with the league are resolved and their contract is structured in such a way you can get out of it if there are further issues.
I have no problem signing good players with past issues. Hell the Pats don't. The Pats signed AB after all his Steelers and Raiders issues. They kept Patrick Chung on the team when police found cocaine in his house (we cut Philon in a nano second for a he said / stripper said he still hasn't been charged with). They signed Gordon after his 95th drugs ban. They claimed Michael Floyd when we cut him. They traded for Talib while he was suspended for PEDs. They signed Kellen Winslow II after a bunch of issues.
What's good for the best dynasty in football is good for anyone else.
If come March AB has been on an apology tour, has resolved his issues with the league and seems to be in a good place I would have no issues signing him to something like 1 year, $10m. No guarantees plus incentives.