This is where the legalities of NFL contracts put the power in the hands of the League and the Owners. NFL contracts are barely worth the paper that they are printed on. The money that players get paid in their deals doesn’t exist until a check is cashed(There are bonus and incentive checks that get paid on certain days of the year, but their salary is paid in 16 paychecks- for each of the 16 regular season games. If a mid-level player is inactive, and not playing in the game- they will not get paid). Baseball and Basketball players get paid every dollar in a contract guaranteed(outside of specific voids). A NFL player can be cut for any reason, without warning, and the contract money is not guaranteed. How many players would risk this?