David Johnson deserves a new contract before he takes the field for even one more snap, but we’re not making that case here today: He hasn’t earned that type of support.
Same goes for Le’Veon Bell, Julio Jones, Odell Beckham Jr. and Aaron Donald.
This should be a defense of the little guy, an opportunity to draw parallels between working-class people and NFL stars. And it ought to be a chance to point out some hypocrisy in the structure of player contracts and an appeal for front offices to become models for a more equitable system. (OK, maybe it’ll still be that.