What Goes On In The Heads Of NFL Players?

Devin Hester said he would hold out until he received more money than many of the rookies entering the NFL this season. Then he reported. Plaxico Burress held out from OTA's and then came to camp despite threats of a hold out. Brett Favre is going to report to Packers camp despite the fact that no one in Green Bay wants him to. Brian Westbrook and Lito Sheppard also threatened holdout only to show up. What is going on? NFL players have to be smarter than this. What do these threats do for them? They want a raise so they go on strike, saying they won't play until they get one. And yet once the season starts to come around they realize they can't sit out a whole year. Teams have no reason to worry when they look at the pattern. Players can't afford to ruin their career over a few million (they already make a few), so they report once the going gets tough. Teams know this and thus have nothing to fear. In essence, players have no leverage in these situations so why complain publicly and cause a rift ... [link]