Comments on: Owners Approve Proposed Labor Deal

By: Jeff in VA

Jeff in VA — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:35:49 +0000

Yea, it’s a business and both sides, owners and employees (players), have the right to fight for whatever they can get. But players make way too much and the fans pay for it in the end. 60 million for the first player in the draft is too much for a player that’s never played a down. I’m glad they have a pay scale for rookies now and can’t wait to see it. That should also help to get the rookies in camp on time. In the beginning of this lockout the owners proposed a 14 percent pay riase in salary cap over 5 years. That was almost a 3 percent raise per year. I would be happy in my job if I could get a raise like that. Owners should never have to show their books to the employees either. It’s none of their business.

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:20:56 +0000

I remember when the last CBA was being negotiated that then NFLPA president Gene Upshaw slapped the players’ proposal down on the table and told the owners to “take it or leave it” and gave the owners 2 days to vote. He then jetted to Hawaii for meetings. The owners were left holding the bag and relunctantly voted to pass it. I think that’s why they exercised the opt out in 2008, to get a better deal than what the old CBA had in it. So I think what happened last week was kind of a “payback” by the owners for what happened in 2006. But from what I read of the new CBA so far the players are still going to come out ahead. The owners did not give the players the same “take it or leave it” message though. The owners are willing to talk about any concerns the players have to get this thing settled. BTY, the new CBA does not have an opt out clause in it, and now I hear the players want one included.

By: kcchiefs19692003

kcchiefs19692003 — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:53:45 +0000

noone …I mean noone deserves that kind of money…PERIOD…. ok… servicemen and public servants do. AS for sports, I can live without it…as for movies….I can live without….Movie stars and athletes are a big scam

By: td47

td47 — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:30:37 +0000

Like it or not, the nfl is a business. If people dont like the fact that each side is trying to get the best deal or that players and owners make too much money, then may i suggest not watching games or buying jerseys or hats. You have every right not to give them a dime if you so choose. I also think its hard to pick sides unless you have read all of the hundreds of pages of the cba. One word changed or misplaced in a cba can mean a lot in either direction. I still think it will get done shortly and games will be played. And yes Tebow is a douche.

By: ekplueger

ekplueger — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:16:07 +0000

when i first started paying attention to the lockout, i tried to keep an open mind and listen to both the owners and the players. but after last night, i finally chose a side. im on the owners side! dee smith is just a media clown with a weird underbite trying to make a name for himself. the guy wears stylish hats, addresses the media in a smart ass sort of way, and interrupts espn on a live shoot. the players are being lead by an agenda driven celebrity want-to-be that is really only in it for himself. the fact that the overpaid players are speaking for the underpaid players makes me think of the game as a business rather than sport. players are given an inch, they are now reaching for a mile. fuck dee smith, peyton manning, drew brees, vincent jackson, mangold, and tim tebow! i had to throw in tebow because he is just a fake douche bag like dee smith!