NFL Players’ Association files for decertification

Dang. Go Reds I guess, but I'm going to miss the NFL.

 

My understanding was with decertification there will be football in September

 

CFL starts in July, not worried a bit, they will get something worked out as greedy people will never pass on money..not once.

 

Fortunately I do like baseball. I better get back into college football as well to fill the void. If the NFL misses a single game I hope they all lose tons of money.

 

I guess I couldn't count on football, however my understanding was that is near impossible to lock out the players. The only back up the NFL had to still be able to lock out the players it to declare the decertification a sham. However there is rules in the old CBA to make that really difficult.

 

When is enough money enough...I mean when your talking Billions of dollars why are they conflicting over pennies. This is all just a bunch of crap and just highlights one of the biggest things wrong with this country.

 

Does this mean Stephen Ross can sign Peyton Manning????

 

what would be the ramifications if that happened?

 

Previous CBAs didn't ask for the players to take a 1 billion dollar pay cut

 

Wouldn't that open the door to a lot more lawsuits from their partners?


I have been following this process for a little bit. Closing operations never came up as an option

 

Really? How can you be so sure?

If the NFL just closed down for business, what does that mean for contracts that are currently in play? Does that mean that Peyton Manning could sign with another team?

 

It seems like throwing money away. With decertification they can put in their own rules. So they can play the season AND win.

 

They have been requesting it for at least a year.

 

The NFL has to deal with the antitrust lawsuit with a season or without a season.

 

Hey De Smith, how does it feel to be unemployed ?? Join the gang you greedy azz.... I'm going to start a class action suit if Smith continues to negotiate as the "player rep" !!

I just can't imagine any judge holding a company (the NFL) to showing it's books to it's employees (NFL players)...that just doesn't happen in any business....

 

that has zero to do with what we are talking about.

 

No, all that proves is that they are willing to deal with one lawsuit from the NFLPA.

Now that the NFLPA decertified they can create rules and start the season. Deal with the lawsuit by the NFLPA and make money while dealing with the lawsuit by the players.

To close operations would be throwing money away for no good reason, other than maybe punishing the players. However that would just open them up to more lawsuits and maybe more headaches that I do not know about.

Plus if all 32 teams close down thier operations, I would imagine that would help the lawsuit against them from the NFLPA

 

This isnt a normal business, at my job, if i ask for something, or demand something they can just replace me.....the nfl and the owners make their money off of the performance of people doing something a very low % of people can do. Sure me and you can go play for 500 bucks a game, but will people watch it? will you buy my jersey? doubt it. This isnt just some random job. Its entertainment, the nfl makes $ because of the special **** the players do.....

 

you should work for a better company

 

And the owners had plans all along to lockout and make money off tv deals.......uh-oh.......

 

I'm not necessarily sure that a lawsuit is a certainty right now or at least until the NFL owners try to lock them out.

 

What happens to the $4 billion in TV money next year if they do that? I know it's Guaranteed if there is a lockout or strike, but if they cease operations that could be a violation of their contract.

 

I thought a judge ruled to put that money in an escrow instead of the owners getting it?

 

They didn't go all in, they just raised the stakes. Right now there is one lawsuit, period. They have a lot of deals right now that is based on the NFL teams existing. Take Madden for instance. If there isn't a Dallas Cowboys, wouldn't that open up a lawsuit by EA? That is a lot of lawsuits they would not have to deal with.

You are saying because of A, they are willing to do B, C, D, E, F, G.

I am saying because of A, they are willing to do A.