Rams and Bills have a lot in common
The Saint Louis Rams and the Buffalo Bills are both in a situation that has a lot of things in common. With that being said it looks like both players could miss the start of the regular season.
Rams running back Steven Jackson, and Bills tackle Jason Peters, mean a lot to their football team. Also, both are holdouts, with the same agent Eugene Parker.
The Rams on one hand have a good shot at getting Jackson extension done in time for the season opener. The reason being that have been in contract talks with Jackson’s agent
However, for the Bills that does not look like it is going to happen. The reason being that the team has had very little discussions with Parker about Peters, and the team has not even talked to Peters.
Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement players are encouraged to work out new deals when in camp. For Peters that is not going to happen, and who can blame him.
The insulting part about Bills COO Russ Brandon admission is that he has not once even to bothered to call Jason Peters. Seriously, how do you not call your franchise left tackle.
Now, many people will say that Brandon never said that he did or did not place any calls to Peters. However, if Brandon did place phone calls, then he definately would have used it in his response in an interview on WGR 550 in Buffalo, NY.
In the end both general managers will cave, because if they do not get their guy in, and do not make the playoffs, it will be all their fault. That could easily get each other fired.