The NFL Players Union has officially voted to decertify after a day of mediation produced no results. This sets the scene for the what could be the NFL’s first work stoppage in almost 25 years.
Let’s not even discuss the tears being shed by club promoters in L.A., New York, Atlanta, Miami and Vegas. Side pieces, groupies and jump offs are scrambling to reach out to their NBA and MLB boos to compensate for the cut off from the NFL’ers – KIDDING… kind of
But the real issue is how to divide the $9 billion in annual revenue generated from the league. The owners claim they are losing money and would like about 18% back from the players but won’t allow the Union to take a look at their books.
Can you imagine trying to reach a fair resolution but not having full access to all the information? There is also word that at least 10 players have plans to bring antitrust lawsuits against the NFL.
The NFL released a statement, here are some of the details of the deal they proposed:
I expect this to drag into summer but I am holding out hope that there will be a 2011 NFL season. I was just starting to up my appreciation level for it. I hope the NBA and it’s owners are keeping an eye on this. They’ll be in this same situation in June
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Ugly doesn’t even begin to describe what’s going on.
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