Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys in the Shaq Leonard “Bidding War”? Truth about Free Agency from The Star.
Jones responded, “I don’t know,” late on Thursday night following Dallas’ 41-35 victory over the Seattle Seahawks. “I’m assuming they’ll follow up with us this weekend, following Philadelphia’s game against the 49ers on Sunday.”
That is simply the truth. No guessing. No fibbing. No manufacturing of hype. And that’s why we’ve phrased this a “tug-of-war.” The 28-year-old run-stopping linebacker, who once upon a time – before injuries chipped away at him – was a Pro Bowl performer – will simply choose the destination he feels is most attractive to him.
Good for Dallas if they manage to get him. If the Eagles, Dallas’ bitter rival, acquire him, Dallas should shrug its shoulders. Even though we present a sobering reality and Jones isn’t using exaggeration, someone needs to get things moving. Let’s enter ESPN, which describes what goes on behind the scenes as a “bidding war.” And ESPN is incorrect in the purest sense of the word.
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To put it briefly, is Shaq Leonard holding out until this weekend because he thinks he will extend his previous $98 million contract with the team that recently cut him to an even bigger salary? He’s going to have to wait a while.
We’ll refer to this as our “educated guess”: In order to determine which team offers him the best chance to win a Super Bowl ring and which team will give him snaps something that was drying up in Indianapolis Leonard is comparing the Eagles (10-1) against the Cowboys (9-3).