Aaron Donald and his holdout

I, for one, am so sick and tired of athletes -- be they from any sport -- "holding out" for more money when they see other players signing more lucrative contracts.

Enter one Aaron Donald of the Los Angeles Rams.

Sure, he's a terrific defensive lineman, likely among the top four or five in the NFL.

But if we can assume that....

1) He had an agent negotiate his original deal.
2) Donald fully understood the terms of it. And
3) Willingly signed the five-year contract, then

It's legally binding. No judge in any court is going to toss it because dear Aaron feels the, ahem, "measly" $15 million he's due to get paid by the Rams this year isn't enough.

Hey, a deal is a deal is a deal. Both ways.

If Donald went down with a serious injury in the very first game of the season, would the Rams have the option of trying to throw out his contract and pay him much less because he couldn't even play?

Of course not.

So I say he should honor the contract like anybody else in the business world would have to, shut up, and play.

If he wants to hold out -- fine. If I'm the Rams I zap him with the maximum fine I'm allowed every single day. Don't want to play? OK, we'll move on without you. And maybe, just maybe, the guy taking your place will wind up being as good as you were.

And if that's not good enough, perhaps we should entertain trade offers from the likes of Cleveland, Detroit, the Jets,or some other NFL team where you can toil away in obscurity with no chance at post-season glory. Right about now, a couple future high draft picks and/or a good player to fill out another position doesn't look like an all bad deal in exchange for you and your attitude.

So go ahead and sit, pout, posture, and even tweet.

In the end, you'll discover you needed us more than we needed you.