You know what grinds my gears? When athletes who already make a ton of money complain that they don't make enough and they want more. Wah!Apparently, the $620,000 base salary this season — and the $2.7 million over the next four years — isn't enough for Josh Cribbs. The wide receiver is threatening to sit out of the voluntary three-day minicamp (which starts today) because he wants more money.
Now, I like Cribbs, don't get me wrong. But, really? He thinks he deserves more money? Do you know how many people would love to get paid a base salary of $620,000 to do anything? Let alone, play football.
Apparently, Cribbs and his agent are saying that he was promised a new contract last year. Well, guess what — there's new people in charge. Did he get this promise in writing? No? Well, too bad.
Cribbs may have been a shining star last year, but it's not like the Browns won the Super Bowl and he was MVP. Far from it. The Browns were one of the worst teams in the league last season, and are projected to be pretty bad this year as well.
The Browns need all the practice they can get and that means every single player needs to be at every single minicamp — even the voluntary ones.
People are getting laid off left and right in this economy — including Cleveland Browns' staff — and Cribbs wants more money. The bottom line is this: Cribbs is still under contract. If his contract was up and he was sitting out until a new one was reached, that's a different story. Voluntary or not, Cribbs should be at the minicamp.
How about checking your greed and ego at the door, Cribbs, and go practice with your team?
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