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Le’Veon Bell is currently at the center of one of the most notable NFL contract disputes in recent memory and the Steeler is so far making good on his word to hold out until Week 10 unless he gets paid the money he feels he deserves after a couple of standout seasons.
However, Bell is far from the only player embroiled in a beef with his own team over a contract.
Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas also got into it with the franchise during the offseason and threatened to sit out if he wasn’t given an extension or traded before things kicked off.
He ultimately decided to play this year but I have a feeling he wished he hadn’t.
On Sunday, Thomas suffered a broken leg during a matchup against the Cardinals that effectively ended his season.
While being carted off the field, he flipped the bird in the general direction of his own sideline to make it very clear how he felt about the way he’s been treated.
The gesture wasn’t exactly met kindly by at least one of his teammates, as after the game, Seahawks captain Bobby Wagner was not shy about sharing how he felt about Thomas’ decision.
That’s certainly one way to react after one of your guys destroys his leg.
However, Thomas does have at least one friend in the form of Bell, who hopped into the comments to voice his support for the corner.
Unlike Bell, Thomas will get paid for the rest of the season while he rehabilitates and will almost certainly enter free agency once this one wraps up— which I think is pretty fair.
However, there’s no telling how such an injury will impact his longevity so it’s more than understandable that he’d be as pissed off as he was yesterday.