NFL Labor Dispute 2011: Don’t Hate the Game, Hate the NFL Players Association

March 14, 2011   ·   Fred Tobin   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL and its players are going to court because both the union and its leader. DeMaurice Smith, wanted to go to court. The players know that in a battle between them and billionaires, the public is inclined to take their side—which is why I'm writing this article about the truth...an educated public will understand that the players union's goal was not to negotiate, but to decertify. All of these quotes are taken directly from nfllockout.com, the player's lockout website and are taken from the post that is supposed to explain why the union had to decertify.
Player Whine—"The players offered repeatedly to continue working under the existing CBA, but were rejected by the NFL five times."
The first thing the players will do is remind you is that they want to keep playing and that the owners opted out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement two years ago. While that is true, it is also a stupid argument to make. The owners didn't do anything illegal. The C...

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