Gunzlingr
07-23-2003, 01:00 AM
Washington Redskins cornerback Champ Bailey has decided to report to training camp on time this weekend despite concerns about entering the final year of his contract.
____Bailey gave brief consideration to using a camp holdout to spark talk for a long-term extension, which to date has been nonexistent. Instead, he will report with the rest of the Redskins veterans and rookies on Sunday, in anticipation of Monday's start of practices at Redskin Park.
____Holdouts are most common among high draft picks, but veterans also can employ such leverage. This offseason, for example, there was discussion in Philadelphia about possible holdouts by running back Duce Staley and cornerback Bobby Taylor (though neither now seems likely). And it isn't uncommon for a player with the franchise tag, like St. Louis tackle Orlando Pace or Seattle tackle Walter Jones this year, to hold out.
____Bailey, after several conversations with agent Jack Reale in recent weeks, decided against the tactic. He reasoned that, at least right now, it doesn't fit with the image he is trying to maintain.
more (http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20030722-120450-8720r.htm)
____Bailey gave brief consideration to using a camp holdout to spark talk for a long-term extension, which to date has been nonexistent. Instead, he will report with the rest of the Redskins veterans and rookies on Sunday, in anticipation of Monday's start of practices at Redskin Park.
____Holdouts are most common among high draft picks, but veterans also can employ such leverage. This offseason, for example, there was discussion in Philadelphia about possible holdouts by running back Duce Staley and cornerback Bobby Taylor (though neither now seems likely). And it isn't uncommon for a player with the franchise tag, like St. Louis tackle Orlando Pace or Seattle tackle Walter Jones this year, to hold out.
____Bailey, after several conversations with agent Jack Reale in recent weeks, decided against the tactic. He reasoned that, at least right now, it doesn't fit with the image he is trying to maintain.
more (http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20030722-120450-8720r.htm)