Do contract holdouts break or make a player

It’s that time of year again — no, I don’t mean the start of football season--but the time of year where your team’s star player sits out of training camp to force a new deal.

As I scroll through social media, I see endless debates on whether it is a business decision or what most fans think is selfishness.

Football continues to have growing rates of injuries; it’s like throwing a dart; it can happen anytime and to anyone. As a lifelong Cowboys fan, the current Cee Dee Lamb holdout isn’t the first rodeo to happen in Arlington, Texas. RB Ezekiel Elliot held out the first month of training camp. Instead of being with the team, he chose to train in Mexico, which I’m no judge but may have ruined his career. It also created a domino effect for running backs not to receive huge contracts in the NFL anymore.

The issues leave me to think, Is it really worth sitting out for a better deal? You’re putting your body in danger, not to mention being away for so long may damage the chemistry of a team. On the other hand, it could be a good thing to sit out. I mean, we’ve seen too many times where a player was to get injured in the final year of a contract or franchise tag. Which means leading up to payday could not be so big for the athlete. I’m super thankful for the athletes who make sports great. I just admit, I mean, how couldn’t you be, but after decades of being run by league owners and administrators. The league has become a players league, and it’s all thanks to ....... Lebron James.