We didn’t do the “Jason Peters wants more money to play left tackle” story because it was written over the weekend and I forgot about it. My bad.

But the gist is that Jason Peters allegedly… wants more money to play left tackle, which was reported by Jeff McLane at the Philadelphia Inquirer after Andre Dillard was ruled out for the season following a torn biceps.

Peters is currently on a one-year, three million dollar deal to play right guard in Brandon Brook’s absence, but McLane wrote this about a possible move back to his natural LT spot:

When Doug Pederson was asked Saturday morning if Jason Peters would move back to left tackle after Andre Dillard’s injury, the coach would say only that the Eagles’ current right guard was “in the conversation” to protect quarterback Carson Wentz’s blindside.

Which seemed odd since few teams have the luxury of having a future Hall of Famer left tackle as a backup.

But there’s an explanation other than the one Pederson gave about looking at some of the younger, more inexperienced options on the Eagles: Peters wants to be paid like a starting left tackle if he’s to assume the role for the 2020 season, NFL sources said.

This resulted in a lot of fiery opinions on sports talk radio. Some people think Peters has earned the right to ask for more money while others were using terms like “bum” and “crumb” to describe the future Hall of Famer.

Doug Pederson was asked about the McLane story on Monday and had this to say:

Q. There are a couple reports that G Jason Peters wants a pay bump to slide from right guard to left tackle. Is that true? If it gets to the point where you ask a player to change positions and they refuse, does that undermine your authority? (Dave Zangaro)

DOUG PEDERSON: First of all, I don’t understand where some of these reports are coming from. Jason Peters for us has done an outstanding job at right guard. He’s comfortable at right guard. We have some options at left tackle that we’re working through over there.

It doesn’t undermine anything. The fact that Jason has really embraced a new role for him, he’s done it well. He’s playing at a high level in what we’ve asked him to do there and he’s comfortable.

As you guys know, it’s hard to disrupt too many positions with that offensive line. We’ve got a few more days here before we really get into regular season week to find out who that left tackle will be. But got some options over there.

Q. If you asked Jason Peters to play left tackle, are you confident he would do that? (Dave Zangaro)

DOUG PEDERSON: To me that would be a private conversation, one between me and Jason. I probably wouldn’t reveal that to you guys.

Naturally, looking at the depth chart, it would make the most sense for Peters to play left tackle and have Matt Pryor come in at right guard, which is where he has experience. Otherwise, you might get Carson Wentz killed with any combination of rookie Jack Driscoll, Jordan Mailata, or Pryor in a different role.

Dave Zangaro pointed out that Peters has earned more than $100 million during his playing career, so it’s safe to say he does not need the money, and some folks seem to think that if he loves the Birds like we think he does, then he’ll come to the rescue in their time of need. A “hometown discount” perhaps.

But you can see the other side of it, too, and if somebody asked you to take on a role different from the one you signed up for, you’d probably feel entitled to proper compensation. You wouldn’t sign up to become a bus boy for minimum wage, then you show up and they ask you to be the sous chef instead, but continue to earn minimum wage. Maybe that’s a shitty example, but you get the point.