MANDATORY MINICAMP

[Bretsky]

Look the other way . Gutebag has his share of f'ck ups and among them is losing the support of his QB. Highly unlikely he gets fined. They are kissing his ass up and down hoping he changes his mind and stops what is formally considered a hold out now

[sharpe1027]

They have to fine him, I don't think it's even an option to look the other way according to the NFL rules.

[Bretsky]

They have to fine him, I don't think it's even an option to look the other way according to the NFL rules.

Maybe the media is full of shit, but I listed to three shows at ESPN Wisconsin today debating this and noting it was Packers discretion

[texaspackerbacker]

Yeah, I doubt very much the league would force a fine, but it still is the smart thing to do. I doubt if even Rodgers himself would say otherwise.

[sharpe1027]

In Article 42, Section 1(vi) and 1(vii) it reads, "Any such fines shall be mandatory, and shall not be reduced in amount or waived by the Club, in whole or in part, but must be paid by the player or deducted by the Club."

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[ThunderDan]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...do-coronavirus

The fines are mandatory for training camp.

OTAs, required mini-camps are not mandatory but at the teams choice.

[sharpe1027]

The fines are mandatory for training camp.

OTAs, required mini-camps are not mandatory but at the teams choice.

This is why I keep coming back. Thank you.

[bobblehead]

Fine him. When a reporter asks say its just paperwork and you will likely forgive them when Training camp starts.

[Rastak]

Fine him. When a reporter asks say its just paperwork and you will likely forgive them when Training camp starts.

The one thing he has in his pocket is show up, grab his hammy, limp around every time he tests it after going full bore and collect 30 million and the Packers can't do a damn thing.

I don't expect this because it's pretty damn low. Same with playing like shit on purpose and making sure the team knows damn well he is. I can't see that either so there has to be another way this plays out which likely is he shows up and says "this is it", make the best deal you can next year. Who knows though.

[bobblehead]

The one thing he has in his pocket is show up, grab his hammy, limp around every time he tests it after going full bore and collect 30 million and the Packers can't do a damn thing.

I don't expect this because it's pretty damn low. Same with playing like shit on purpose and making sure the team knows damn well he is. I can't see that either so there has to be another way this plays out which likely is he shows up and says "this is it", make the best deal you can next year. Who knows though.

Yea, with everything that has gone on, if he "pulls" that, the packer do have a damn thing they can do. They can file a lawsuit for breach of contract. Show MRIs and such to prove he is faking it. Also, the NFLPA really frowns on this kind of thing because it weakens them in future negotiations.

[Rastak]

Yea, with everything that has gone on, if he "pulls" that, the packer do have a damn thing they can do. They can file a lawsuit for breach of contract. Show MRIs and such to prove he is faking it. Also, the NFLPA really frowns on this kind of thing because it weakens them in future negotiations.

Yes they could. Proving he's faking is one helluva high bar in a lawsuit. Surprised you even said that. I've seen it a bunch of times when players are trying to get traded. I'm injured, soft tissue that you can't get on an MRI. You need absolute proof to win a lawsuit. Good luck with that.

That said, I HIGHLY doubt that will happen. Just pointing out he has that kind of lowlife option that I believe he would 100% get away with. If the fanbase believes he is full of shit it would wreck his reputation.



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One other thing is, the first time you get hit you wobble around and answer the questions wrong. Then you say you have a blinding headache, or whatever. They cannot test for that. I wouldn't be too smug. That said again, I highly doubt he goes that route.

[sharpe1027]

Yes they could. Proving he's faking is one helluva high bar in a lawsuit. Surprised you even said that. I've seen it a bunch of times when players are trying to get traded. I'm injured, soft tissue that you can't get on an MRI. You need absolute proof to win a lawsuit. Good luck with that.

That said, I HIGHLY doubt that will happen. Just pointing out he has that kind of lowlife option that I believe he would 100% get away with. If the fanbase believes he is full of shit it would wreck his reputation.



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One other thing is, the first time you get hit you wobble around and answer the questions wrong. Then you say you have a blinding headache, or whatever. They cannot test for that. I wouldn't be too smug. That said again, I highly doubt he goes that route.

I don't know. For a civil suit, you may just need to show it is more likely than not.

[Rastak]

I don't know. For a civil suit, you may just need to show it is more likely than not.

You have any examples of recent NFL team lawsuits contending a player isn't really hurt? I don't. Can you imagine if a team sued a player saying they were faking an injury and a court bought that? What a shit deal for players actually hurt with teams threating to sue if they didn't play hurt. Man, that would be a crazy deal that would likely never happen.

[sharpe1027]

You have any examples of recent NFL team lawsuits contending a player isn't really hurt? I don't. Can you imagine if a team sued a player saying they were faking an injury and a court bought that? What a shit deal for players actually hurt with teams threating to sue if they didn't play hurt. Man, that would be a crazy deal that would likely never happen.

There are reasons other than likelihood of success not to sue. I was mainly pointing out it's probably not as hard as you claimed to win.

[sharpe1027]

On the flip side, do you have examples of a recent player faking an injury? If it never really happens, there won't be any lawsuits.