NFL owners approved a proposed 10-year labor agreement with the NFL Players Association on Thursday, leaving the potential end to the league's lockout in the hands of the players' vote Friday.
via espn.go.com
While it is incredibly nice that the owners voted unanimously for the new CBA (31-0 with the Raiders abstaining), it's insulting to the players in the NFL.
The fans don't care if the owners approve of their proposed deal. That insults our intelligence. It insults us because they think they can pressure the NFLPA to cave and the public will direct their anger toward the NFLPA and not the NFL owners.
WRONG.
I want football. A lot is at stake. Not just for current players but former. Health benefits. Retirement. Other benefits. I'm not shortsighted to think it's all about getting on the field as soon as possible, the NFL wants you to think that.
I want it done and done right - the NFLPA is not asking for anything the owners can't give them. That they didn't earn. That they don't continue to earn with their bodies. And minds. And future health. I'm not screaming off the rooftops because the players are wronged, but it's all relative - billionaires vs. millionaires right?
Right. So they should do what's right.
Get it together NFL owners. Give a little, get a lot. Don't be so greedy. 18 regular season games is insane. Want the solution for doing right by the fans that hate paying regular season prices during preseason games?
Don't charge as much.
Yes, it is that simple. I'm beginning to think I should be helping in this process...
