Golden told us this himself via Twitter on Aug. 1, around the last time he wore a helmet.
“Underpaid, Underappreciated and Undervalued!!! But I’m still working!!! #LetsGetIt.”
That hashtag could refer to both quarterbacks and cash. Because Golden had done an adequate job of doing the first, pressuring and sacking quarterbacks, he should get more of the second.
Writing that a player deserves more money is sure to flush out the folks who think athletes are overpaid, or at least should honor the contracts they signed.
It’s a noble stance to take when discussing professional athletes who make guaranteed salaries. But most in the NFL do not. Owners and general managers don’t hesitate to ask players they deem to have underperformed to take a trim on paydays. Not left unsaid is that refusal means being released.
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If Golden is staging a hold-in, attending but not participating in practices with the hope of getting a raise, then good, he deserves it.
He is in the second year of a two-year deal worth $5 million, not counting incentives. In average money earned per season, that ranks him 80th among edge rushers, according to
overthecap.com.
