Yes, because he is a professional doing a job. I never overcharge or milk my employer but I take my whole paycheck. They offer accidental insurance, which pays me if I am injured on work travel. If I were to choose to pay for that insurance and then I got injured through no fault of my own, I would collect the entire amount with no pangs of conscience. I see this the same way. If they signed a contract fully guaranteed against injury, and had a bonus that was spread out over multiple years, he should collect every dollar he is owed and not a penny more. He is mot voluntarily retiring due to a lack of interest in football, for example, so I do not see a problem with getting paid out.