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July 6, 2018 at 12:23 am #87858znModerator
Todd Gurley: Players need to strike for guaranteed contracts
The push by NFL players to land guaranteed contracts is beginning to solidify. A couple of days after , Los Angeles Rams back Todd Gurley has chimed in on the topic.
Gurley, who was approached by TMZ Sports this weekend, said it will take a “” for players to get the guaranteed contracts they deserve.
Truly, a strike seems to be the only way NFL players will land guaranteed contracts. NFL owners certainly won’t bend to this idea unless they have no other choice, and the only way to apply meaningful pressure is to strike.
The current CBA extends through the 2020 season. There are many other key issues that the NFLPA needs to push for, not the least of which is the issue of cannabis, which research shows .
A strike at this point seems inevitable.
The players, however, have to be wiling to commit to a long-term lockout to ensure they get what they deserve. Whether enough of them have engaged in the financial preparations to achieve this, however, remains to be seen.
July 6, 2018 at 8:57 am #87860wvParticipantGuaranteed Contracts seems Important to me. I’d also think they’d want to improve the health-care situation.
I dont see how the owners could refuse them two things, given the incredible money-making machine that the NFL is.
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vJuly 6, 2018 at 10:16 am #87863znModeratorRams Todd Gurley On NFL Players Possibly Striking For Guaranteed Contracts (Video) https://t.co/mVSBMrHcXV pic.twitter.com/vmYA06vWOO
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July 6, 2018 at 10:53 am #87869znModeratorFlash
If there were guaranteed contracts in the NFL the “obscene” signing bonuses would decrease, they get the signing bonuses because their contracts are not guaranteed and because the teams could spread them out for the life of the contract to negotiate through the salary cap constrictions.
According to a 2016 Forbes article:
of the four major sports the NFL is the lowest paid on an average basis (and the shortest life expectancy IMO):
NBA
Average salary: $6.2 million (2016-17 season)
MLB
Average salary: $4.4 million (2016 season)
NHL
Average salary: $2.9 million (2015-16 season)
NFL
Average salary: $2.1 million (2015 season)The NFLPA had been the weakest of the unions of the four major American sports and looks like they may be trying to get some teeth and catch up with the other sports.
July 7, 2018 at 3:31 pm #87912znModeratorRussell Okung@RussellOkung
“We can’t have the inmates running the prison” – Bob McNair, Houston Texans owner, articulating thoughts of how he views ownership-player dynamic. Statement was recanted then reemphasized. Players are THE drivers of the NFL business.Gene Upshaw, former executive director of the @NFLPA. once testified at the antitrust trial against the league that one of the members of the owners’ negotiating team compared pro football players to cattle on a ranch during 1987 contract talks.
“He said the players are like cattle and the owners are ranchers and the owners can always get more cattle,” Upshaw recalled.
Something to chew on but open for discussion… Do salary caps, luxury taxes, payroll caps have much impact on maintaining competitive balance in sports leagues? Asking for a friend.
Empirical data please!
With all that said, there are additional judgments to make regarding plenty of legal language in the CBA that works toward the detriment of players and in favor of multi-billionaire owners. If players want change, demand it
It’s up to us, the players, to decide if we want league ownership to finally respect us as partners. Truth is, there is NOTHING preventing agents from negotiating a fully guaranteed salary for an NFL player (see Kirk Cousins deal).
One part of ownership’s reluctance to give players guaranteed money is the structure of our cap system, the “cap” consists of an intricate series of accounting rules that does not fully reflect actual transfers to the pockets of players.
… consider guaranteed money in our current system. Fractions of a team’s cap can be exhausted or locked in by what’s known as “dead money” or a payout to a player because of the form of guarantee…
Many argue that trying to compare the league-player dynamic in the NFL with other sports is apples to oranges. Yes & no. League revenues are skyrocketing, a monster media rights deal is on the horizon, the business of football will never be the same.
J.I. Halsell@SalaryCap101
The Funding Rule forces clubs to place $ into an escrow account for future dated guars; therefore there’s a practical detriment to teams w/ less cash-on-hand. Removal of escrow requirement = less teams impeded from offering true guarantees; thus increasing the likelihood of them…the lasting legacy of the Cousins deal isn’t necessarily the full guarantee, but instead the short length and how it precluded non-guaranteed yrs controlled by the club. | ProFootballTalk: Fully-guaranteed NFL deals would result in shorter contracts
Max Mikado@MaxMikadoSAYS
I think the owners have played on the misconception that pro athletes are all wealthy and entitled, rooted in class anxiety. They’ve convinced the public that athletes are overpaid for a child’s game, when reality is that proper compensation is all relative.==
— Russell Okung (@RussellOkung) July 4, 2018
July 9, 2018 at 5:24 pm #87949snowmanParticipantInteresting. Maybe Donald’s contract hangup is about guaranteed money and not an opt-out clause?
July 9, 2018 at 7:25 pm #87954AgamemnonParticipantJuly 15, 2018 at 12:37 pm #88138znModeratorTodd Gurley admits he and NFL players are 'just mad about NBA contracts' #LARams https://t.co/ZMLNl4AvpI
— LA Rams Talk (@Rams_TT) July 14, 2018
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