Troy Williamson docked paycheck to attend grandmother's funeral

[BillNye]

Stupid but I think this is a way to "get back" some of the $$$ they wasted on him w/ the #7 pick.

[BillNye]

Also, as Sean Salisbury said on ESPN or w/e if this is Peterson or another superstar he dosnt get fined.

Chilldress is done after this year so this wont even matter much.

[MicroBob]

Exactly.
If this is an important player to them then they very possibly don't take the same action.

[Billy Bibbit]

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Also, as Sean Salisbury said on ESPN or w/e if this is Peterson or another superstar he dosnt get fined.


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Exactly.
If this is an important player to them then they very possibly don't take the same action.

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You guys are missing the point IMO because you only have a few Pro Bowlers on your rosters and to be a good team you need solid contributions from a lot of late-round draft picks and bargain basement free agents, not just your superstars. If I'm a free agent looking to sign a contract for 500K a year I'm not likely to come to Minnesota when they treat their lesser players like [censored].

[Arnold_O]

the players make so much money as it is, who cares if he misses a paycheck

[4 High]

Should players not be paid if they cannot play due to illness or injury? After all they did not play.

[MicroBob]

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Also, as Sean Salisbury said on ESPN or w/e if this is Peterson or another superstar he dosnt get fined.


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Exactly.
If this is an important player to them then they very possibly don't take the same action.

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You guys are missing the point IMO because you only have a few Pro Bowlers on your rosters and to be a good team you need solid contributions from a lot of late-round draft picks and bargain basement free agents, not just your superstars. If I'm a free agent looking to sign a contract for 500K a year I'm not likely to come to Minnesota when they treat their lesser players like [censored].

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Billy, I'm not disagreeing with you. I think it is wrong for them to do that.
Additionally, I can't help but think about race on a matter such as this.

[anatta]

Look we're all glad she's gone lets just move on.

[kyro]

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the players make so much money as it is, who cares if he misses a paycheck

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Irrelevant comment maker, party of one.

[SuperUberBob]

What are the chances that the Vikings would take the same COA if Adrian Peterson attends a funeral for a death in the family?

Yeah...thought so.