Disappointment after NFL and NFLPA failed to agree on new labor deal - Part 3
This is the third and final part of a three part series of articles discussing what happened at the meetings between the NFL and NFLPA and what the league plans to do next to try and reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
It was the figure that the union projected to the league, and the league acknowledged it. As Pash kept on saying over and over, this was, “evidently, not good enough.”
The league also offered to promise more than one year of injury on players’ contracts for the first time in the record of the league.
This was, “evidently, not good enough.”
The league enthused off of their pay scale and presented a rookie reimbursement arrangement within the framework of a firm working restriction as the union has projected. This would conserve individual discussions and preserve the responsibility of agents
in the course.
This was, “evidently, not good enough.”
The league approved of the union’s appeal for a cash team minimum for the first time in league history. They agreed to it at the union’s figure and configuration.
This was, “evidently, not good enough.”
The league conveyed to the union that for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, they would participate in the existing 16-game regular season arrangement and committed to them, notwithstanding rights that they have in the existing contract, that the league would not
modify the system to 18 games without their approval.
This was, “evidently, not good enough.”
At the same time, the league decided to put into practice a broad array of safety and fitness changes. They would increase the number of days off for the players, making players practice less and fewer contact drills during the regular season and dropping
the amount of practice time in the preseason were the main changes.
This was, “evidently, not good enough.”
The league agreed to increase the benefits in a wide range for both current and retired players. Under the tender that the league had drawn up, retired players who retired from the league before 1993 would receive an augment of about 60 per cent in their
retirement assistance. The union, which says that it stands for retired players walked away from that deal on Friday.
The league is discouraged, frustrated and disappointed but they are not giving up. The league will meet with union when they are ready to discuss the issues seriously. It is imperative that an agreement is met soon, as to avoid a possible lock-out in the
upcoming season.
The views stated in this and the previous articles are the opinions and views of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, New York Giants owner Jon Mara and NFL Executive Vice President of Labor Jeff Pash. The
views have been conveyed through the understanding of the writer based on comments made at a press conference on Friday 11 March, 2011 in Washington, D.C. The views do not represent Bettor.com’s official editorial policy in any way.
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