Eagles’ RB Westbrook Mulling Holdout
Brian Westbrook is apparently unhappy with his contract situation - unhappy enough to fire his current agent and switch to a new agency, according to the Delaware News Journal . As part of his agitation for a new contract, Westbrook is said to be considering a training camp holdout.
While this is a developing situation - we won’t know if Westbrook will follow through with his threat until next Thursday, when veterans are scheduled to report to the Eagles’ training camp - it is definitely worth keeping an eye on. The Eagles are known as some of the toughest customers in the NFL when it comes to contract renegotiations, and team president Joe Banner went on record about the matter back in February, stating “I would suggest one or two years into a five-year contract doesn’t make any sense…You start to get into the third or fourth year, and you have to look at situation by situation.”. Meanwhile, Westbrook’s position is that he has significantly out-produced his old deal in the last 2 years (which is quite evident in the numbers he’s posted since the deal was signed).
We’ll see how both sides react once Westbrook hires his new agents over the weekend and the two parties start (or re-start) talks - right now, there is time for an accomodation to be arrived at, although time is short.
Stay tuned…
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