These are the players in holdout – Offseason NFL 2021

The minicamps Mandatory NFL teams began on June 7 with the current champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and gradually, the other teams in the league also started theirs, however, several of them have been surprised by star players who have not been presented to the trainings as part of a lobbying strategy to gain bargaining power towards their next contracts on the doorstep. These are the players in holdout Highlights of the 2021 NFL Offseason.

These maneuvers are becoming increasingly relevant for today’s NFL players, since, unlike what it seems at first glance, they have little to do with “lack of discipline” or “commitment” with their current team, and more with a “Gray area” that has been created through the official periods of league activities, cut-off dates or changes in the specific contractual situation of each player.

Of course, those who decide to force this “strike” face consequences, as the teams issue fines for each day they do not show up for these sessions, but usually those involved (and their agents, who are aware of the situation) try to calculate the risk and immediate losses of the holdout in exchange for the bargaining power they gain to negotiate with their teams: it is usually seen as negative for an organization that the player goes unemployed, because it generates “awareness” in the media and in the rest of the league (including rival teams) that the player is willing to hear better offers in the immediate future and leave the current roster.

Of course, the higher the player’s status in holdout in terms of production, age, physical condition and star power, more potential has to cause the desired effect and force the team to negotiate: an Aaron Rodgers is not the same as the third linebacker of the depth chart or the veteran mid-poster tight end coming off injuries. That is why the headlines of these news are always generated with the big names like those of this moment:

Players not participating in their respective minicamps over presumptive contract issues include: Patriots CB Stephon Gilmore, Dolphins CB Xavien Howard, Seahawks S Jamal Adams, Cardinals Edge Chandler Jones.

(Yes, Aaron Rodgers is in a different category) https://t.co/1Vra3PG2rs

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) June 15, 2021

Therefore, in Primero y Diez we bring you this tracker with the players in holdout at the moment in this Offseason NFL 2021.

This article will be updated if more players decide not to show up for training and as soon as they rejoin the activities of their teams. The contractual information comes from overthecap.com.

Aaron Rodgers – QB – Green Bay Packers

Contract status: 2 remaining years worth 64.7 million dollars. Unrestricted free agent in 2024.

Hands down the name with the highest weight of this tracker. A week ago minicamp Green Bay’s mandatory kickoff kicked off, and unsurprisingly, Aaron Rodgers made no appearance. The current NFL MVP has been in charge throughout the offseason to demonstrate his dissatisfaction with the Packers organization; On April 29, a few hours before the Draft, ESPN’s Adam Schefter published that the QB told people within the organization that he did not want to return to the team, subsequently he did not appear in the OTAs, missing an extra bonus. $ 500,000, and then skipped the mandatory minicamp, being subject to a $ 93,085 fine for missing three days of practice.

Where will we see Aaron Rodgers in the 2021 NFL Season?

Chandler Jones – LB – Arizona Cardinals

Contract status: 1 remaining year worth $ 15.5 million. Unrestricted free agent in 2022.

Chandler Jones is entering his final year of contract with the Cardinals, and along with LB Jordan Hicks, they decided to skip the three days of minicamp due to contractual problems: “We have been in communication with both, we know the situations and I will leave the dialogue between us”, indicated the HC Kliff Kingsbury through Jason La Canfora, of CBS Sports. Jones has not commented anything publicly about his current situation, however, it is known that his desire is to sign an extension with Arizona after having played almost the entire 82.5 million contract he signed in 2017, for his part, Hicks does not enter into plans of the team and allowed to seek a trade.

Should the Cardinals keep Chandler Jones for next season?

Jamal Adams – S – Seattle Seahawks

Contract status: 1 remaining year worth $ 9.86 million. Unrestricted free agent in 2022.

Adams’s situation is a bit more of a mystery. This morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Adams was not going to participate in the minicamp Seattle mandatory and, although it did, it was thought that the reason was that he wanted to sign a new extension with those led by Pete Carroll, however, later, Tom Pelissero, of NFL NetworkHe noted that the Seahawks forgave Adams for his absence from practice this week due to “personal reasons.”

Is Adams’ suffering just a misfortune or is Seattle trying to cover up a bad relationship with its star safety?

Stephon Gilmore – CB – New England Patriots

Contract status: 1 year remaining worth 7 million dollars. Unrestricted free agent in 2022.

Another player entering his last year of contract is Stephon Gilmore, who since yesterday was absent from the minicamp of the Patriots sending out a clear message: He wants to sign an extension, and risking a fine of $ 93,085 does not scare him in his bid for a new contract. Gilmore, who was the Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, hopes to be compensated soon, otherwise it is speculated that he will look for a team willing to offer him the amount of money that he believes is appropriate according to his talent.

Xavien Howard – CB – Miami Dolphins

Contract status: 3 remaining years worth $ 35.4 million. Unrestricted free agent in 2025.

The AFC East CBs seem unhappy. Another player in holdout In this 2021 NFL Offseason it is Xavien Howard, who still has three years remaining on his contract, but after a spectacular 2020 where he registered 10 INTs, it is expected that he wants more money to continue with Miami. In fact, with Byron Jones on the team, Howard isn’t even the Dolphins’ highest paid cornerback and he knows it, as he was absent from the team’s mini-camp this Tuesday, to which HC Brian Flores commented: “It’s pretty clear that it is a contractual situation that we have discussed internally. We have had discussions and we will continue to have them ”.

These are the holdout players from the 2021 NFL Offseason. Which situation is the most worrying? In which team will we see each of them next season?