As many football fans know the NFL is heading towards an owner’s lockout for the 2011 NFL season. I have talked in earlier blog posts about an 18 regular season and the history of the NFLPA (national football league players association) and the owner’s union of the NFL. In the last week these two sides agreed to extend the bargaining an additional 7 days which will expire on Thursday March 10. The two sides are hoping to get the job done so that we can play football next season.
If we extend the season to 18 regular season games here is some of the consequences players are looking at. It will shorten career by almost 3 years and it will reduce health care by 8%. The average player will not be eligible for free agency (which currently takes 3 years in the league to attain) and the injury rate will go up drastically. On the plus side fans will get to see more games, the league will be competitive and more revenue will be generated for the city and team.
The players are ready to get deals done and feel as if the owners are being greedy and outrageous. Drew Brees tweeted “We the NFL players are in DC ready to get a deal done, in case anyone wanted to know.” He knows how annoyed people are starting to get and he wants to get a deal done just as much as we do. What will happen from here? Well I can only hope that everyone can get along and get a deal done. When a decision is made or a lockout does come about I will give everyone the details. Check out the link at the bottom of the page to get all the facts about the current lockout, player reactions, and all the number crunching.
-chieffan81
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