NFL Owners and Players Continue To Hold Fans Hostage, Message from Fans Required

March 5, 2011   ·   Todd Pataky   ·   Jump to comments

Like any other red-blooded American football fan, I have been following the CBA negotiations in the NFL with great interest and baited breath.
I remember with sorrow the Major League Baseball strike of 1994-95, which cancelled the World Series. I know plenty of guys who have not watched baseball since because of that strike.
I remember with pain the National Hockey League lockout of 2004-05, which resulted in no one winning the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1919. Hockey is still trying to recover its viewers.
And now, we are on the verge of losing some or all of the games in the 2011-12 NFL season.
At the crux of the argument is what is at the heart of nearly all misunderstandings between team owners and players in any major sporting league: money.
But lost in the talk of 18-game seasons and player safety issues, between rookie salaries and veteran health benefits, is what is best for the people who pay for everything the players and owners want. Those p...

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