NFL Lockout

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Yeah when I was on 1002, we sold papa johns at the Georgia dome for falcon games to raise money. If Mike Vick was ever injured, our fundraising took a huge hit. No NFL at all during those times would have left us screwed.

18 games is absurd. Additionally, I understand the smarts that the owners have in not banking on this cash cow lasting forever, but they should at least concede a new cba for a short period of time bc without players, you have absolutely nothing. The pay scale for rookies I agree with for the most part. However, if Chris Johnson was still under his old rookie contract, he would have "only" made 500k last year (roughly 10-15 times less than what he is worth).
I believe that after a year or 2, rookies should have a clause so that they may be able to restructure their contract. The idea that the NFL was thinking about removing health care for players after a few years removed from the league was ludicrous. Everybody knows that plenty of ex players are suffering from mood disorders and neuro degenerative diseases from repeated blows to the brain. The NFL, if they truly cared would scrap the notion of 18games, continue their investments in brain research, and start putting cash into research on how to make equipment safer for the players.