The NFL Lockout Explained With Stick Figures

financial records of the union as well as all of the players

because they are claiming they need more money to make a profit.

 There is a general misunderstand about that this Lockout is all about. We are dealing with two different levels of employee relationships on the part of the players. One was the group relationship represented by the Union in the past and now represented by the Players Association, which is different from the union in that it can not speak in any binding way for the players. The second level is the players as independent contractors. The Union’s role in the past was to set up the basic floor level that affected all of the players, from the rookie fourth string lineman to the star like Revis, or Brady, this is the CBA. This floor governs the pay of 90% of the players.

The other employee relationship was that of the independent contractor which is completely separate from the Union, but is build on CBA foundational floor. The CBA can be considered as a common clauses in all contracts. In theory the independent contractor status exists for all players, but in reality it does not, the rookie fourth string lineman is too easy to replace. Their relationship to the employer is solely governed by the CBA. They are not able to get for themselves benefits above and beyond those found in the CBA.

When you join a union, you certify that it can act on your behalf in certain things, but only in certain things. It can act on your behalf to set up a minimum salary for all its members. It can act on behalf of all its members to set up a minimum pool of money for the members of each team or even a maximum pool (the cap) for all the players as a group. But no player gives the Union the right to set up an maximum for any individual player. Each player reserves that right as an individual, and to give up that right is in fact a restraint of trade and is illegal under the law.

The owners want to shrink, in effect, that common money pool available to all the players in the future. But a player like Revis or Brady will always have the right to hold out – refuse to play – for any team. This lockout is not about Billionaires vs Millionaires, but rather Billionaires vs the great mass of players who make the minimums under the CBA. Some players will always be millionaires, and will not be effected no matter what the new CBA is. But the fourth string lineman will be.

to determine if they were useful is not dismissing them out of hand.

The sad thing is, his cartoon is pointless. It’s still too complicated for Viking’s fans to understand.

Is that the Profits are shrinking extremely quickly! packers was over 20M just 2 years ago and is now at about 5M… The player salaries are rising faster than Revenues are… Keeping this model will result in the teams LOSING money! Thats why this agreement is not sustainable… The owners haven’t said they are losing money yet, but its right around the corner… Now they are making significantly less than when the CBA was renewed in 06…

Thats why they opted out of the CBA! To get a model in place that allows both owners and players to make money!!

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