Mike Patterson's agent said that he planned to file a grievance through the NFL Players Association after the Eagles placed his client on the non-football illness list Wednesday, Jeff McLane and Zach Berman of the Philadelphia Inquirer report. "This is not how you treat people if you're a winning organization," Peter Schaffer said. Patterson will lose about $150,000, or 50 percent of his remaining salary, Schaffer said. Patterson contracted pneumonia last week and required hospitalization. He was home and resting as of Tuesday, according to team trainer Rick Burkholder. Schaffer said that he spoke to Howie Roseman after he was informed of the move and told the Eagles general manager then that he planned to file a grievance because he believed the defensive tackle likely contracted the illness because of work. "I think it's pretty clear that he got it at practice or at the NovaCare Complex," Schaffer said. "That's where he spends all his time. That's all he's doing, practicing and working out." Source: The Redzone
If this is a move to get a roster spot at the end of the season. For example to get a look at another player, or just field the best team you can, then that's fair game. If he's looking to save $150k, from a decade-long Eagle, that's pretty low. Either way, hopefully he gets all of his contract.
Its not the eagles fault he got pneumonia imo. Saying he got it during practice is weak sauce cause all of our other players are fine. They did nothing illegal and dont see it as a scumbag move. If a player is sick and cant play why would i pay the guy if hes not going to contribute.
It's $150,000 for a player that just came back from brain surgery. It's the organization not having a heart. Who the heck will want to come to this team when they treat players like this?
How is it not having a heart its buisness They have a buisness to run your telling me if you had a job and had brain surgery your job would act diffrently towards you? Thats not what this is about anyway if you are sick from work with pneumonia and cant come in your job will still pay you for the time you missed? So pay a guy 150,000 and get nothing for it cause hes not playing or save that money and put it to good use. I also dont feel bad for anyone that has millions its not like he couldent pay for his surgery and this 150,000 less is gonna ruin his life.
Publicity like this is bad for business. It can piss off fans, and it can alienate players and prospective players they may want to add Sent from my HTC Vivid
I dont think fans care as long as the eagles start winning again. Im not to worried about players getting turned off by it either. I dont think it willl but either way its not like we need to go the free agency route. Build through the draft look at nnamdi that blew up in our face. Most players that came to philly usually have good things to say.
Pretty crapty thing to do! terrel suggs tore his achilles in the offf season,yet the ravens still paid him! this sounds personal to me like lurie does'nt like the guy or is running low on funds!
Because of Eagles fans being upset, the Eagles are stepping up and paying him the rest of his salary.
And who reacted to the media mentioning this on sports talk, FB, twitter, message boards, etc? If the fans didn't have a real bad reaction to what they planned on doing, the front office wouldn't have changed their minds most likely.
