Kansas Crimson

pdub wrote: ↑Tue Jul 28, 2020 7:52 am Biggest name to opt out: linebacker Donta Hightower, captain of the Patriots defense.
He joins starting tackle Marcus Cannon and backup running back Bolden.
There'll be bigger names than this.

pdub wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 4:30 pm Yikes.
That one stings - guy was a big part of the offense.
Our 1st round pick is now a huge/smart/lucky move.

holidaysmore wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:18 pm I don't know Dame or his family but that one is rather puzzling considering the position he plays, his age, his contract situation and other than the last couple of years his lack of job stability.
Things are bigger than football. Sucks. I really liked how Dame played and he was a huge reason why the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. His run against Minny and of course the game sealing against the Niners will be remembered forever.

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:07 pm

holidaysmore wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:18 pm I don't know Dame or his family but that one is rather puzzling considering the position he plays, his age, his contract situation and other than the last couple of years his lack of job stability.
Things are bigger than football. Sucks. I really liked how Dame played and he was a huge reason why the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. His run against Minny and of course the game sealing against the Niners will be remembered forever.

Without regard for anything personal - that’s career suicide, right?

holidaysmore wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:10 am

jfish26 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 8:07 pm

holidaysmore wrote: ↑Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:18 pm I don't know Dame or his family but that one is rather puzzling considering the position he plays, his age, his contract situation and other than the last couple of years his lack of job stability.
Things are bigger than football. Sucks. I really liked how Dame played and he was a huge reason why the Chiefs won the Super Bowl. His run against Minny and of course the game sealing against the Niners will be remembered forever.

Without regard for anything personal - that’s career suicide, right?

From a business stand point my thought would be, yes. Once the Chiefs drafted CEH Dame's clocking was ticking if not already done. The thought for him, at least coming into this year would have been ball out and win another ring on the last year of your deal and try and parley that into maybe a mid tier deal with another team. The counter point could be that he is only 29 with pretty minimal usage on him, relatively injury free and one less year of load on him.
Realistically when the RB position is increasingly being under paid I don't know how his agent could go to any team and expect much interest in a 29 yr old journeyman RB who has been a year removed from football.

For everything we have all mentioned this had to have been a pretty well thought through decision so he made above average money and worst case scenario he will never have to pay for a meal or drinks in the entire city of KC at least.

holidaysmore wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:31 am I didn't look up Dame's entire career so I wasn't aware he had injury issues prior to coming to the Chiefs. I know he was with the Dolphins but now his two knocks would certainly be injuries and he only became a viable back for two years in an Andy Reid system that is notorious for making RBs better than they probably are. That is really like three strikes for him and his career.
His best case scenario is he comes back in 2021-22 and hopefully makes the team to play out his contract. Other then that I hope he managed his money and he can live happily ever after.

“That’s the type of guy we need in our locker room,” Jackson said, an interesting quote when you consider that the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots all decided that they couldn’t afford to keep Brown around their locker room despite his undeniable talent and work ethic. “I feel like the locker room here is different from any other locker room. It’s a brotherhood going on. None of that outside noise, it’s strictly inside. We worry about each other, we worry about what we have going on. We want to win, and I can tell in him. he wants to win. He wants to play ball.”

Jackson took it even further, telling a story about how Brown lifted both prior to and after their on-field workout, which also involved Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown, Antonio’s cousin.

“Around us, he was a great guy,” Jackson said. “You don’t really see anything going on at all. He’s a cool, down-to-earth guy. He’s passionate about the sport of football. He was working. You can tell that this man, he’s going to go like 24/7. There’s no quit with him.”