NFL holdouts

NFL holdouts occur every year. Rookies know that they can sign high dollar contracts and they're beginning to take advantage of it. Michael Crabtree is a perfect example of this ridiculous trend. He has yet to sign with 49ers because he wants $22 million guaranteed instead of $17.7 million which is the standing offer from San Francisco. Since Crabtree was predicted as high as 4th in the draft he believes he should be paid like a 4th overall pick. He dropped to 10th and as a result he received a contract for a 10th overall pick which was higher than the amount Keith Rivers got the year before. Essentially Crabtree was offered a top ten contract and he is still unhappy. This irritates me because that is just downright stupid. There is no reason that a player should not be thankful for having all that money. How does Michael Crabtree think he deserves an extra five million dollars when for all we know he could be a bust. Chances are he won't be, but why not take the initial $17.7 million and prove throughout the season that you are worth a bigger contract. When it comes down to it Michael Crabtree is being selfish. Selfishness is unethical and something needs to be done to stop these absurd contract demands.