Dominic Raiola To Ndamukong Suh: 'Just Sign The Damn Contract Already'

tells it like it is

I think most people agree with Raiola here. Would be real nice if he would just go ahead and sign. Say F it to whatever they are haggling over and get it done.

Although I think Dominic needs to brush up on his tax knowledge a little bit.

it’s really easy to pass judgment. i’m pretty sure he is getting a square offer from the Lions. just sign the damn contract—he is bracketed by signings on both sides so this shouldn’t be rocket science. he contract should be closer to McCoy’s than Bradford’s.

Suh’s absence is hurting his team. he is missing valuable time. we need him to hit the ground running and contribute from his first snap. he might be the Calvin Johnson of our defense.

…oops! wrong thread, my bad.

…to defend Dom (I may be the single biggest opponent of his typically vocal opinions), but if I had to guess the quote was taken slightly out of context. He said something very similar in an interview with Terry Foster and Darren McCarty after practice yesterday (compliments of 97.1 The Ticket), but it came off a lot less critical of Suh than I’m guessing this will.
I’m sure Dom is not the only player anxious to get the kid in pads, and we know that the coaching staff is a little disappointed. However, I’m sure most of his teammates understand the business side of the NFL a lot more than any of us do. While I’m sure everyone wants this kid in camp, I doubt there’s a lot of legitimate animosity towards him in the locker room at this point. Maybe if this thing stretches out a couple more weeks and players that have been in camp from the beginning start losing reps and playing time to the kid there will be, but at this point this is just par for the course with elite talent and I’m sure most of the guys understand that.
The bottom line is that the reason we were all so excited (including the Lions players/staff) to land Suh in the draft is the same reason that he hasn’t signed his contract yet. The talent and potential are there for this guy to do some great things before his time is up here, and his agents are doing what they feel is in his best interest as well as their own. The more money he makes the more money they make, and while a long holdout will affect Suh’s development, it may be worth it in their eyes or even his if it means a couple million dollars more.
So even though I think this was probably taken out of context, it has the potential to rub people the wrong way. Hopefully it doesn’t affect team chemistry, but as usual…Dom was probably better off just keeping his mouth shut.

Say what you might about him but Dominic always finds a way to say what everyone else is thinking.

Take the damn 40 or 41 million, its a shit load of money, sign the contract and get your overpaid ass in practice.

If it turns out to be true that he is holding out for a two or three million, my already tarnished opinion of him will fade more.

When I’ve argued that Suh is in the wrong for this holdout, I’ve mentioned multiple times that it’s affecting the other guys in the locker room, too. Not sure why people didn’t seem to understand that, but here’s your proof.

Maybe Dom saying something was the right person for the job i might get suh mad enough that he wants to come to practice just to put it to Dom

Good For Raiola to speak up, however being an undersized C and probably gonna have to face him up in camp and practice I dont know how much I’d wanna tick the guy off but at same time it makes Suh put a little juice behind him if he takes this personal. Now i see why we didnt go after Albert but did we need to when the kid already has the mentality so to speak or at least thats what he’s showing .. i dont think it d have mattered now aside from EGO…

As a fan of the game in general this is the very reason you can be assured a Rookie salary wage is implemented and it should be one of the first things they agree to beyond their other matters w/ the union and owners.

Not being funny here but if reports on Farve are TRUE … and it STICKS thru season … SUH Get ur ARSE in CAMP NOW …. seriously. This just gave Detroit at least one more win (7-9 instead of 6-10) w/ those bubble games we could win (playoffs?!) its important you get it all in now learn what you need and perfect your style and skill period.

Have not tured on Suh but its nice to see Dom say something to maybe push the kid a little.

…is the lack of a Rookie Salary Wage implemented by the league (as JaiGaiaAries, and several other people have mentioned in the past). I can’t fault any man trying to get paid as much as he feels that he is worth. The reality is, as long as someone is willing to pay you what you want, then you are worth every penny. Suh has worked very hard to be in this position, and while he will probably end up getting paid more per season than most of us will in a lifetime, he’s just doing what he feels is best for him. Until they change the rules, teams will continue to pay absurd amounts of money for all of these rookies. It’s like the saying goes, “Why do people do what they do…because they can!”

Dom is the man!! come on Suh. They need you.

you gotta love that about Dom.

…it’s not just POD newcomers who are getting restless now. Schwartz is, Dom is, others will follow. When ESPN replaces the Favre Watch with the Suh Watch, the league will begin to start laughing again. We don’t need that. Are we all agreed?

I can’t remember who called a holdout when they learned the names of Suh’s agents—maybe it was a guy on Roar Report too—but whoever made the call needs to be upgraded to columnist/commentator. They really nailed it.

I am still hoping that Suh will be in uniform for the first game. And gets some playing time.

is not the last one to be signed

Suh agree to a 5 year contract….missed the money amount.

Cash not mentioned

http://twitter.com/Adam_Schefter

If it was going to be anyone, it was going to be Dom.

I don’t think it’s a coincidence that Suh signed the same day that Dom made these comments, particularly when you consider that Raiola is a team captain and fellow Cornhusker. He wouldn’t have made those comments if other guys in the locker room didn’t share his sentiment. He very well may have provoked Suh to sign the offer on the table.