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Priest Holmes may not realize it, but he committed a cardinal sin for locker room etiquette when he went on record and said he'd take the money Larry Johnson left on the table in the event his holdout continued into the season.

Teammates generally respect the right of others to hold out in a contract dispute, knowing that they could very well be in the same position. But the following quote is sure to land Holmes in the doghouse with many of his fellow Chiefs players:

"Somebody has to get the money. Hey, if L.J. wants to leave the money out there, guess I'm going to take it. If he wants to come get it, it's rightfully his to take. He's earned it. But if he chooses not to come back, well, somebody has to take it. Why won't it be me?"

Well, for starters, Priest, it's not as if the Chiefs are going to tear up your contract and give you a deal similar to the one Johnson is holding out for. In fact, it's still uncertain whether Holmes can even play, given the fact he hasn't played since early in the 2005 season because of a severe neck injury.

But more than that, Holmes has in essence limited Johnson's bargaining power by offering to be a chip in the negotiations. Don't think for a minute that Chiefs GM Carl Peterson won't throw this in Johnson's face as the holdout drags through the preseason. And don't think that Johnson won't resent Holmes for messing with his money.

Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce put it best the other day when he explained why he wouldn't be critical of Michael Strahan's holdout: "You don't mess with another man's wallet."

That's the unwritten code in an NFL locker room, and Holmes broke it.