NFL Lockout: Bargaining Chips Not Being Played by the Owners or Players

April 6, 2011   ·   Brian Tuohy   ·   Jump to comments

As we are all more than aware, the NFL is currently in a “work stoppage.” It’s an odd term to use considering there’s no real work for players, coaches, referees or owners until August when preseason games are scheduled to begin. Nothing has been lost as of yet.
But let’s play along and say the NFL is shut down at the moment, though what that really means is debatable.
No matter how this so-called lockout is resolved, at the end of it all owners are still going to be sharing a $9-10 billion pie with the players. What will change when all is said and done is simply a small redistribution of that wealth (and the percentage change in the amounts split between the two factions will ultimately be minimal).
Perhaps the players will have to play two more regular season games to get their cut, but perhaps not. Perhaps the rookie wage scale will change, but perhaps not. Perhaps the owners will take more off the top to cover “operating expenses...

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