A couple of weeks ago in our interview with NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith, he told us that the union would be meeting with the league at some point in June.
Liz Mullen of the Sports Business Journal (via PFT) reports that meeting will take place Wednesday.
This is another round of negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Given recent events, it might make for an awkward negotiating session. The NFLPA recently filed a complaint against the NFL's TV deals essentially calling them "lockout insurance". That is being heard by the Special Master. The Louisiana Legislature has encouraged both sides to get a deal done and prominent agents have spoken out calling this the worst NFL offseason in years.
This is also the first time the NFLPA will negotiate with who they've dubbed the "lockout lawyer".
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you know what really ticks me off. in any other field if you have a signed contract and you don’t live up to it, even if you are underpaid, you lose the rights of that contract. I’ve heard of it happen where if a person doesn’t demonstrate a full effort to live up to the expectation, they aren’t released from the contract, the time on the contract is extended to compensate for the loss of work. if the nflpa wants me to support them, they need to stop allowing holdouts, renogtiate at the right time, stop not even trying to live with a signed contract, if the nfl paid 50% of a contract, the nflpa would sue, if a player goes 50% on plays, nothing. when the nflpa wants to reign in the players who whine about making millions of dollars instead of 10’s of millions of dollars they should work a minimum wage job for a year and learn how to make it work. owners suck, but if the nflpa is willing to allow this to happen(hold outs with signed contracts, and dogging plays and quitting practice) i refuse to support them.
by eodking on Jun 15, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions
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