NFL Lockout

[WyattEarp]

looks like we might have a lockout if an agreement is not reached before Thursday night at midnight. This could mean no football for 2011.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81e8ec2b/article/judge-rules-nfl-violated-agreement-with-union-in-tv-deals?module=HP_headlines

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81e91644/article/owners-meeting-to-discuss-their-next-step-in-labor-situation

[DAtIntegra35]

They would be dumb to let football in 2011. There will be some kind of football, I say it'll be a shortened season though. I kinda hope they extend the current one though for a little longer to allow offseason activities to take place.

[WyattEarp]

im gonna be pissed if there is no NFL next season. i love my NFL. college is ok, but it's tainted by the BCS.

at least the NFL has a salary cap and a playoff system. i will be one depressed fool come September if there are no games. Don't know what I'm going to do.

[DAtIntegra35]

Well, they've extended the current CBA 24 hours to allow one more day of talks. That's a decent sign, but it's just prolonging the inevitable lock out

http://www.mercurynews.com/sports-headlines/ci_17535687?nclick_check=1

[DAtIntegra35]

Another extension! This a very good sign. 7 more days of negotiations and maybe, just maybe they'll come up with something

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/3/4/2030111/nfl-lockout-cba-deadline-extension-nflpa

[WyattEarp]

Players Association is decertifying.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81eb6e46/article/union-decertifies-after-failing-to-reach-labor-deal-with-league?module=breaking_news


Owners will lockout tonight.

2011 is now up in the air if there will be football played or not :(

[WyattEarp]

wow............just wow.........

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Vikings-Adrian-Peterson-calls-NFL-labor-situation-modern-day-slavery-031511

[supergoob]

^^lol

[shifty35]

LMAO. Poor guy, getting paid 7 figures to throw a piece of plastic. Slavery, I tell you.

[WyattEarp]

LMAO. Poor guy, getting paid 8 figures to carry a piece of pigskin. Slavery, I tell you.

fixed, but ya....that's just ridiculous. these guys are a joke.

there's people out there that can't even afford to put gas in their cars, and clowns like this are bitching about their money.

i say that federal mediator needs to tell both sides, since they can't decided on how to split $1 billion, neither side gets it, and it all goes to charity.

how bout them fucking apples? then they both lose out.

[nismojunkie]

Adrian Peterson's action figure can't even hold a football...so he's automatically an idiot.

[DAtIntegra35]

Peterson is an idiot. So the owners make a whole lot more than they pay. So does every other fucking business under the sun. It's not a charity. Its a business. Adrian Peterson must have had a few to many hits to the head. This is more reason they need to look into safer helmets lol.

[shifty35]

I think the super super sad thing is, tons of people now unemployed for a whole season. That's the real shame. Players aren't going to suffer over this.

[WyattEarp]

I think the super super sad thing is, tons of people now unemployed for a whole season. That's the real shame. Players aren't going to suffer over this.

yup, there's a lot of people who only make $50-$100K a year salaries working for the teams that no longer have jobs, and why? because a bunch of snot nosed players are greedy.


what's even dumber about this whole mess, 78% of the players go bankrupt within 2 years of being out of the league. that's pathetic

http://beginnersinvest.about.com/b/2009/09/20/78-of-nfl-players-bankrupt-or-in-financial-distress-within-2-years-of-retirement.htm

[shifty35]

what's even dumber about this whole mess, 78% of the players go bankrupt within 2 years of being out of the league. that's pathetic

Cause they aren't getting paid enough, duh!