A good agent and their team would tell JPJ “Hey man look … you’re still under contract and the Steelers control your rights for the next two years. They can put you on IR while we work behind the scenes to try and get a deal done, you can sit out or you can play, show the football world who you are, ball and get your bag in the offseason. If you don’t play this year, there’s a chance they will tag you next year and you’ll have to play under that. Then, by the time your tag expires, you’ll be looking for a new deal at 28 years old. You have no leverage right now and the best thing you can do is play.” But, instead he’s getting terrible advice and as a result his career is at significant risk of becoming derailed.