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Originally Posted by CJ Man
So the average player only last in the NFL for 3 or 4 years, and makes mid to high 6 figures while riding the bench. I should feel sorry for this individual? Why? Because he might get hurt if he ever plays or gets off the practice squad?
That's the risk you run in any career. Football, baseball, fire fighter, construction worker, etc.
Sorry I am on the owners side. Name an industry where you can see your bosses books and demand 50% of the pie. Does the NFL owners get 50% of Bradys and Manning endorsements from reebok, under amor, Sony, uggs, gatorade?.
Like I said what ever side wins, we lose. Should never come to this
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I never said to feel sorry for anyone. What I'm saying is that these guys have the opportunity to play in the NFL. Something only a select few get to do. So of course they want to cash in, because honestly, they probably can't do much else out in the real world. The owners already agreed in the last CBA to give over 60% of the total revenue. So now it's the players fault that they make 6 figures? Now the owners don't even give the players the light of day when a new CBA needs to be done when the players union asks for 50%, which is already a 10% cut from the last deal? And that was just a starting point...
Also, you should look up unions. They get to negotiate with the employer about how much they make...among other things. What the percentage is? I'm not sure, can't say that it is or isn't higher then 50%. Depends on the business. The NFL is run by 31 majority owners and has over 1600 STARTING players (does not include practice squad, etc). So how does it make sense to pay the players with a small piece of the pie, when they've already given up 60% previously?