When New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas finally inked his five-year, $100 million deal a few weeks ago, there was a collective sigh of relief around Who Dat Nation. But the issue of his initial demands, reportedly $22 million a year on average, was out of bounds. Now Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is reportedly demanding money that flies in the face of any logic. It’s a push toward what used to be called MAD.
MAD, the acronym is a term you don’t hear much anymore since the easing of tensions from the height of the Cold War.