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Originally Posted by Flames in 07
Mostly posturing by the PA.
Players will put pressure on the union to get a deal done once the concept of lost checks gets closer to reality.
What I don't understand is that there is a huge opportunity for the union to take alot of money away from the early draft pics and distribute that to the vets, making the majority of the players better off. That and the awful 18 game schedule should give the players lots of room to find something that works for them.
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Those are only two of the problems. The biggest problem is that the players want a larger portion of the league's revenue, which I can't say they don't deserve, especially when the owners want to up the number of regular season games.
The other issue is assistance for retired players. The PA thinks the owners should be chipping in on this, and the owners think it should be strictly funded by the PA. Again, I take the side of the players on this. The NFL pension is a joke when you consider what these guys put themselves through and how much money the owners are making.