re: Jobless Father Of Two Bound For Jail, Turns Down $20k For Kearse Ball

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If the person cared that much about it, I would give him an opportunity to match it or at least come somewhat close to best offer. It's just too much money for your average guy to leave on the table out of the goodness of his heart. Not to mention that Jeter or maybe even the team should be able to match whatever is best offer out there pretty easily.

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This would be my strategy. You can't expect the average fan with a mortgage/kids/whatever to hand something of value away.

Your first duty is to your family, not some multimillion dollar athlete.