Breaking: NFL owners opt out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement

by BigBlueShoe on May 20, 2008 11:44 AM EDT in NFL General Comment 7 comments

NFL clubs today voted unanimously to exercise that option and to continue negotiating a new agreement for the 2011 season and beyond that will work better for both the clubs and the players.

What does this mean to fans and games on the field?
Even without another agreement, NFL football will be played without threat of interruption for at least the next three seasons. The 2008 and 2009 seasons will be played with a salary cap. If there is no new agreement before the 2010 season, that season will be played without a salary cap under rules that also limit the free agency rights of the players. If not extended, the agreement would expire at the end of the 2010 league year.

We are resolved to do our best to achieve a fair agreement that will allow labor peace to continue through and beyond the 2011 season.

Pat Kirwan of NFL.com writes about how this will affect free agency:

The one factor fans have heard the most about is that 2010 and 2011 would be "uncapped" years. But there are three main trigger points that will go off in 2010 if there isn't a new CBA in place, and they may offset the fear of life with no salary cap. They are: 1) free agency will require six years of service (instead of four years in 2010 and five years in 2011); 2) teams will have three tags to use to restrict free agents instead of one tag, as they do now; and 3) teams that go deep in the playoffs could have some spending restrictions.

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3 Franchise Tags?

Is that what #2 is? I don’t see how the players would like that. They hate the salary cap, and that is not what they want at all. However, it would help the teams keep their players. The teams that go deep in the playoffs getting restricted is a load of shit though. That makes no sense at all.

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by Colts Homer on May 20, 2008 12:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The Salary Cap being tossed would be a complete disaster. Hope they figure this out. The owners have had so much power, because the union has rolled over. Because of this, now the owners want to try to get even more money.

A strike helps no one. Figure it out NFL.

by MrNFL on May 20, 2008 4:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

something needs to change

Matt Ryan, with zero experience in the league, signed a 6 yr, $72 million contract today.

Just ridiculous.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on May 20, 2008 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed

You’re very much right. Those rookie contracts have been way off lately.

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 20, 2008 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Good Thing

The Colts will never have to worry about having an early pick :)

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by Colts Homer on May 20, 2008 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Don't be so sure

We can always trade up. But as I don’t see that happening, yeah, we’ll never pick ealier than the 29th pick. :)

Walk on, walk on With hope in your heart And you'll never walk alone You'll never walk alone

by MerryGoByeBye on May 20, 2008 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

True

Like I have said before having a high draft pick is a hindrance to growing a competitive team.

BBS initially disagreed with me, but he knows agrees with me on this point. Signing one player that doesn’t work out cam “doom” your franchise for 3-4 years.

by MasterRWayne on May 20, 2008 8:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs