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How the NFL is Cheating Rookies out of Millions of Dollars
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Not able to post on my phone but this a really interesting article. What do you think? Should NFL players strike? If you were an NFL rookie, what would your mindset be? |
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07-15-2017, 02:09 PM | #61 | |
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And as fans, we need to choose our sides wisely. The owners and players are both greedy. But at least the owners have a secondary goal of long term success of the league. Success that is fueled by pleasing the customer with things like competitive balance brought about by salary cap and free agency rules. So while there may be a degree of unfairness, it's in the name of keeping all of us happy. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk
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And while I agree with your second point, players asking for more money wouldn't ruin the league. What would ruin the league is shitty owners like Jeff Loria who believe no cap means giving him more license to cheapskate his payroll to turn a bigger profit. The system makes it impossible to oust him. And under a cap system, owners can undercut payroll because the system allows them to hide their finances so we can't see what players should actually deserve to earn. The owners can create a system that compensates players fairly while creating a fair salary cap. Those two things don't have to be mutually exclusive. But the system allows the owners an extraordinary amount of power to not do that. The best fix is for owners to open their books and create a cap based on what's really being earned. Until they do that, it's on the owners for underpaying players. |
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07-15-2017, 03:33 PM | #64 |
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That is cutting it to the chase.
To me, the most important part of the current deal was eliminating "hold outs" that used to cripple the game IMO. It made getting a high round pick even more of a crap shoot than it is now. I like the deal much better now and don't care if some kid only makes a few hundred thousand a year right out of college. ***edit*** read the thread, Deface covered it well, same point. Last edited by HemiEd; 07-15-2017 at 03:45 PM.. |
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07-15-2017, 03:49 PM | #65 |
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Rookies make a hell of a lot more from the NFL than they did playing for the NCAA.
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One more thing that I like about the way that they do it now is that since rookie salaries are slotted, there are virtually no more rookie holdouts. Bosa last year was the first rookie holdout since the new CBA. How many times did rookies holdout, missing valuable training camp and conditioning time. Those rookies usually had significantly less impactful rookie seasons due to the holdout. Several came in and got season ending injuries because of it. No. Please don't let things go back to the way they were before. Make those rookies earn the big bucks before they get paid and get them into camp on time.
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07-15-2017, 09:04 PM | #67 |
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Which is another sign of pure system abuse. I don't think college players should get a salary. But when tons of people are making a shitload of money off of player likenesses, and the ridiculous practice of cutting college players off from endorsement deals is nuts. It's one thing to stop athletes from making money. It's another when some snake in the back is extorting these kids for millions.
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And actually the money just got switched to the vets.
So the vets voted for it and are getting the money. Right? How is the NFL cheating them out of anything? |
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Are the draft picks even union members until they sign? I'd rather see the vets get the money rather than an unproven rookie.
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07-16-2017, 08:36 AM | #70 |
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Count me among those who like the results of the current CBA better than the craziness we had before.
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Rookies are free to pursue other careers:
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Considering the rookies that would be most pissed off are the top draft picks, I don't think you want to encourage the top rookies to pursue other careers. What makes football great is having the best talent in the world.
Again, I get the reasons for the rookie cap and I support them. But let's not lose sight of the fact that they get paid a lot because they are worth it. And in fact, they are extremely underpaid. |
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07-16-2017, 10:23 AM | #73 |
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Every time they negotiate the CBA, the players demand that the owners open up their books. They refuse to. All players, vets and rookies, can get a higher % cap if there were actual fair understanding of revenue. I can't even imagine the insane amount owners make in under the table incentives, especially from the city and state. Technically the NFL is cheating all players, vets and rookies, out of money. If All players could be paid a lot more if we ever knew what these owners were pocketing.
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