Oh La Wet Tay Sues Portis for Breach

CRT3 · 12-29-2004, 10:37 PM

Check this story out. Seems some unhappy campers in camp. Should Portis pay????

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

jamf · 12-29-2004, 10:41 PM

yes.

man, those guys from the UofM are goofs...

saden1 · 12-29-2004, 11:21 PM

To Portis 40K is chump change but to Ohalete it's a big deal. You sign a contract you better fulfill it. It's a shame Portis had to be taken to court to pay what he owes.

aehs77 · 12-30-2004, 12:24 AM

tell him he can have the number back

joecrisp · 12-30-2004, 06:40 AM

I'd certainly be a little pissed if I were Ohalete. After all, he didn't have to give Portis the number at all. He was the veteran on the team, and it would be a little galling to me if some young punk who just signed a mega-million dollar contract came prancing into camp and expected me to simply kowtow to his every wish and hand over a jersey number I had earned the hard way. Now this punk signs a contract to pay me $40,000 for the number, and he doesn't pay up? That's another, even bigger slap in the face! You're damn right I'm gonna sue the little bastard!

Portis must think that it was all just a big joke, but Ohalete obviously doesn't, and he has a legal right to that $40,000. Portis needs to pay up, or a lot of people-- including Redskins fans and even players in his own locker room-- will never respect him ever again, no matter what he does on the field while wearing that No. 26.

MTK · 12-30-2004, 08:13 AM

If they put a deal on paper Portis definitely needs to cough up the green.

I can't believe all this drama over a number, jeez.

cpayne5 · 12-30-2004, 08:41 AM

if he ya nee oh ha let he

Its Portis's fault for not putting in a roster clause.

BDBohnzie · 12-30-2004, 10:56 AM

Portis should (and eventually will) cough up the dough for the number...

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpayne5

Its Portis's fault for not putting in a roster clause.

that would have been a bit pretentious, basically saying, i'm gonna take your number, and if you get cut, i won't pay you because there won't be a need to...going into camp, iffy looked like he would be retained as a backup...

Daseal · 12-30-2004, 10:58 AM

I wish we still had Ohalate honestly. He was a well rounded solid player. I'm still a bit suprised we cut him.

cpayne5 · 12-30-2004, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BDBohnzie

Portis should (and eventually will) cough up the dough for the number...

that would have been a bit pretentious, basically saying, i'm gonna take your number, and if you get cut, i won't pay you because there won't be a need to...going into camp, iffy looked like he would be retained as a backup...

When you're talking $40k, I don't think it's that pretentious, especially since it is now the reason why he feels he shouldn't have to pay at this point.

Turns out Ohalete didn't want to play ball the Gregg Williams way. He was told in meetings how he could improve, but he never made the effort to do so - basically ignored the coaches's suggestions. He was OK, but not good enough to keep around while acting like that.

Daseal · 12-30-2004, 11:19 AM

That's the first I've heard about Ohalate not trying to improve.

cpayne5 · 12-30-2004, 11:31 AM

He was deemed uncoachable. He shrugged off suggestions from coaches and pretty much wanted to do things his way. This came out soon after his release.

MTK · 12-30-2004, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cpayne5

He was deemed uncoachable. He shrugged off suggestions from coaches and pretty much wanted to do things his way. This came out soon after his release.

Yeah I remember hearing the same thing. He just wasn't buying in to what Williams and co. were trying to do. Then he got toasted in a preseason game and that was it for him.

No big loss. Lott was playing well before he got hurt and Ryan Clark has been a find.

Redskins_P · 12-30-2004, 04:35 PM

For some reason when I saw the title of this thread it made me think of Eddie Murphy doing Buckwheat on SNL...lol

OH-TAY!

jdlea · 12-30-2004, 06:07 PM

Ohelete sucks...

that's all I got

12-29-2004, 10:37 PM	#1
CRT3 Impact Rookie Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Rockville Age: 62 Posts: 795	Oh La Wet Tay Sues Portis for Breach Check this story out. Seems some unhappy campers in camp. Should Portis pay???? http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200....ap/index.html

12-30-2004, 08:41 AM	#7
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	if he ya nee oh ha let he Its Portis's fault for not putting in a roster clause. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

12-30-2004, 11:31 AM	#12
cpayne5 Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3,807	He was deemed uncoachable. He shrugged off suggestions from coaches and pretty much wanted to do things his way. This came out soon after his release. __________________ "It's not about what you've done, but what's been done for you."

12-29-2004, 10:41 PM	#2
jamf Pro Bowl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Ca Posts: 5,325	yes. man, those guys from the UofM are goofs...

12-29-2004, 11:21 PM	#3
saden1 MVP Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 45 Posts: 10,069	To Portis 40K is chump change but to Ohalete it's a big deal. You sign a contract you better fulfill it. It's a shame Portis had to be taken to court to pay what he owes.

12-30-2004, 12:24 AM	#4
aehs77 Special Teams Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: silver spring Age: 40 Posts: 486	tell him he can have the number back

12-30-2004, 06:40 AM	#5
joecrisp The Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Charlottesville, VA Age: 49 Posts: 1,501	I'd certainly be a little pissed if I were Ohalete. After all, he didn't have to give Portis the number at all. He was the veteran on the team, and it would be a little galling to me if some young punk who just signed a mega-million dollar contract came prancing into camp and expected me to simply kowtow to his every wish and hand over a jersey number I had earned the hard way. Now this punk signs a contract to pay me $40,000 for the number, and he doesn't pay up? That's another, even bigger slap in the face! You're damn right I'm gonna sue the little bastard! Portis must think that it was all just a big joke, but Ohalete obviously doesn't, and he has a legal right to that $40,000. Portis needs to pay up, or a lot of people-- including Redskins fans and even players in his own locker room-- will never respect him ever again, no matter what he does on the field while wearing that No. 26.

12-30-2004, 08:13 AM	#6
MTK \m/ Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 52 Posts: 99,731	If they put a deal on paper Portis definitely needs to cough up the green. I can't believe all this drama over a number, jeez.

12-30-2004, 10:58 AM	#9
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 42 Posts: 8,341	I wish we still had Ohalate honestly. He was a well rounded solid player. I'm still a bit suprised we cut him.

12-30-2004, 11:19 AM	#11
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 42 Posts: 8,341	That's the first I've heard about Ohalate not trying to improve.

12-30-2004, 04:35 PM	#14
Redskins_P Fight for old DC! Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Aldie, VA Age: 46 Posts: 4,101	For some reason when I saw the title of this thread it made me think of Eddie Murphy doing Buckwheat on SNL...lol OH-TAY!

12-30-2004, 06:07 PM	#15
jdlea Playmaker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, VA Age: 40 Posts: 3,109	Ohelete sucks... that's all I got

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