Josh King

UC Grad | Cincinnati

[ESPN @espn]

OHIO PUNCHES ITS TICKET TO THE LLWS U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP GAME‼️

The kids from Hamilton will face Nevada Saturday on ABC 🍿

[Joey Votto @JoeyVotto]

@rogerclemens Out of 10 PA’s how many times do you intentionally walk me?

[𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐒 @coltenstrauss]

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗟

Pressure is a privilege.

[Randy Orton @RandyOrton]

In the end, THIS is what it’s all about.

[Clokus @ItsClokus]

Can’t wait to spent $80 to buy a non-physical copy of a game I don’t actually own so I can boot it up and be heavily incentivized to pay more money if I want to experience key features like leveling up my player.

The future of gaming looks bright! #cfbplaydontpay

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

The United States Soccer Federation has presented head coach Mauricio Pochettino with a contract proposal to extend for a second World Cup cycle, running until 2030, per @TheAthletic.

Pochettino’s current contract is due to expire after the current World Cup and any decisions will be deferred until after the tournament.

[Zlatan Ibrahimović @Ibra_official]

The studio will never forget

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

ERLING HAALAND SCORES FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER AT THE WORLD CUP!

[FOX Sports @FOXSports]

Gio Reyna's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal was a trivela to seal it for the @USMNT 🤯

It's the first four-goal outing for the US men's squad in a FIFA World Cup

[Cincinnati Baseball @GoBearcatsBASE]

We're working to build something special here at Cincinnati and this season was another step in the right direction.

#Bearcats | #TenGames

[Cincinnati Reds @Reds]

Welcome to The Show, Edwin‼️

[Josh Hart @joshhart]

You couldn’t teach the type of Hate Watch I’m on today

[jonbellion @jonbellion]

FATHER FIGURE LIVE AT FOREST HILLS STADIUM

[Cincinnati Football @GoBearcatsFB]

The moment that @GoldayJake became a Viking

#NFLDraft | April 23-25 on NFL Network/ESPN/ABC

[Cincinnati Bengals @Bengals]

RT and ❤️ for a chance to win a signed Dexter Lawrence II Bengals helmet!

[Cincinnati Bearcats @GoBEARCATS]

It's a golf kinda weekend. ⛳

Enter now for a chance to win a @CincyLight golf bag and 4 tickets to a @GoBearcatsBASE game!

🔗: https://t.co/IliiQn1Kq8

[Jason Kelce @JasonKelce]

This is interesting. It feels like it’s obvious that Frank retired because he was physically fighting through injuries and pain, and it got to a point that he no longer could play the game in an enjoyable, effective, or healthy way.
The whole purpose of a signing bonus is to be a guarantee up front that insures a salary irregardless of performance metrics, or most importantly injuries that could compromise your career in the future.

What makes this interesting is that Frank likely retired “voluntarily”, meaning, he wasn’t declared medically unfit to play by a doctor, which allows the team to ask for a prorated amount of his signing bonus back. Had he been medically deemed unfit to play football by a doctor before he retired, the team wouldn’t be able to recoup part of the signing bonus.

Let me say this first, if a player truly just retires without reason, or because they’ve lost the desire to play, I completely get and acknowledge teams should be able to recoup compensation when players don’t fulfill there contractual obligations and agreements.

However, Frank was known for being hurt and playing through injuries most players wouldn’t play through constantly. Broken foot, a torn pec, multiple knee injuries, back issues. There was always something, and I’m sure he was continuously dealing with multiple ailments to try and continue playing the game. His body clearly had deteriorated to a degree that made football no longer a viable option, physically, and probably mentally. In my opinion, the signing bonus is supposed to protect players from future physical ailments limiting their availability on the field, that’s one of the reasons you want more guaranteed money upfront.

So while I get that the team has a right to ask for money back, in the spirit of the agreement, I think it’s bullshit Frank is being asked to return money. This was clearly a player that the game had physically taken its toll on, and his body was clearly no longer holding up to the rigors of the NFL. It wasn’t just some player deciding he didn’t want to play anymore, it wasn’t that simple, and these signing bonuses are there to protect players from the inevitable injuries they incur on the field.

[Cincinnati Men’s Hoops @GoBearcatsMBB]

All streets lead home. 🏡

@uofcincy alum Jerrod Calhoun is the 29th head coach of Cincinnati basketball.

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Season tickets: https://t.co/sjlUQzcdYC

[K @kourtneyinhell]

every once in a while I go back to this and listen to it 40x in a row