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3-Wide: Which player skipping OTAs is most likely to get what he wants?

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Which player skipping OTAs is most likely to get what he wants?

Joe Thomson: Adrian Peterson may not deserve a new deal, but that's not what we're discussing here. Peterson is set to make $44 million over the next three seasons, but that money isn't guaranteed. Head coach Mike Zimmer has stated that the 30-year-old back can either play for the Vikings or not play at all, but this will likely end with Minnesota re-working Peterson's current deal to guarantee a portion of the contract.

David P. Woods: Eric Weddle is one of the premier two-way safeties in a league with a severe lack of impact players at the position. The 30-year-old All-Pro is due to earn $7.5 million in the final year of his deal and is correct to demand long-term job security before he hits free agency. The Chargers are wisely playing hardball, but it's in the best interests of both parties to work something out before mid-June's mandatory minicamp.

Caitlyn Holroyd: Tashaun Gipson enjoyed a breakout campaign with the Browns in 2014 and was named to his first Pro Bowl despite missing the final five games of the season with a torn MCL. The Browns likely have concerns about giving Gipson a long-term extension before seeing how he rebounds from the injury, but at this point, there's no telling how long he will continue to hold out. The best option for both sides is to work out a long-term deal before training camp.

Should NFL teams be punished when their players break the law?

Woods: Giving teams even more incentive to cover up their players' misdeeds? That cannot possibly end well. Maybe it's time for the NFL to stop acting like it has any obligation to uphold morals and get honest about what it really is: an entertainment company, not a court. We've reached a bizarre place where the NFL is now expected to investigate and punish alleged crimes better than the actual justice system. The league should punish players for transgressions that affect the sport of football (late hits, steroid use, etc.). Leave the rest to the courts.

Holroyd: It's a good idea in theory, but there would likely have to be severe consequences (i.e. losing a first-round draft pick) for it to work. And even then, if a team truly believes a troubled player has changed and can improve their club, they're going to sign them despite their past.

Thomson: No. This is an unbelievably dumb idea. On its face it's presented as an accountability shift, keeping the morally bankrupt owners and executives in line by punishing their character judgment. But the reality would mean any player with even an alleged troubled past would be less likely to get signed by an NFL team. And this will prevent further crime how? Or is the goal of the rule actually to insulate billion-dollar organizations from damaging their lucrative product, with a perceived crime problem, any further?

Which unheralded Texans player will steal the spotlight on Hard Knocks?

Holroyd: Ben Jones sounds like a bit of an oddball. He eats bugs and walks around the field barefoot before games, even in the cold. He also once ripped the dreads off a linebacker from Auburn and handed them to then-teammate Aaron Murray in the middle of Georgia's huddle. That would all be great television.

Thomson: Vince Wilfork. This guy is the cuddliest of teddy bears just waiting to be your best friend! "You're like my chili recipe, Vince, because you're full of beans," you'd say, poking his belly. He would just titter and look off wistfully, suddenly in the mood for chili dogs. Wilfork is a born star. Exhibit A. Exhibit B. I rest my case.

Woods: DeAndre Hopkins once posted a photograph of what was likely his own penis to his Instagram account. It was deleted seconds later. Hopkins later said he was in meetings when it happened and he must have been hacked, as if it's totally normal for hackers to gain access to social media accounts for the purpose of posting and then quickly deleting penis photos. So, yeah. Let's hear more of what Hopkins has to say.

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