The mindset during contract negotiation has shifted a lot in the past few years. In the past, you would see the owners and the managers having a lot of powers during negotiations However, lately, it's the players that have the big end of the stick. The popular mindset is for the players to grab as much money as they can. I'm not saying this is right or not, but it is what we are seeing.
Here is Travis Kelce's response to his fellow tight end Geoge Kittle saying that Kelce is criminally underpaid. That is very refreshing to see: