MJD Reporting for Duty... After a Failed Holdout

What a horrible time to hold out for more money. Now I am for players getting money they deserve when they can, especially RB's, but this guy didn't have a chance.

Maurice Jones-Drew is basically the Jaguars offense and everyone in Jacksonville knows that, even the new owner of the team, Shahid Khan (MY BROTHER!!!). So MJD decided to leverage that knowledge and holdout for more money. The problem for him, though, was the fact that Khan wouldn't negotiate. He's the new owner and he wasn't going to let a RB win in a holdout for more money. MJD tried to get leverage by saying he wanted a trade but it seemed to go away almost immediately with it being revealed he didn't really want to go anywhere else.

So after the preseason and about a week before the Jags play, MJD caved in and decided to end the lockout without a new deal for him. He still has two years left on his current contract and he could be fined over a million dollars because of the time he has missed.

I wish he could have gotten more money but I don't blame Khan for not giving in. He's the new sheriff in town and he wants to present the image to his new players and the league that he is tough and non-negotiable. Now in time he might negotiate with players down the road but when you are trying to establish yourself as tough new owner you have to start out as tough right away. Looking at it from that angle and MJD didn't stand a chance.