As the saying goes (sort of), live by the lawyer, die by the lawyer.
With the NFL and the NFLPA knee deep in a pit of barristers, a Personal Seat License holder in Cleveland has opted to sue the Browns and the other 31 teams for threatening to renege on his right to watch pro football from his rented seat space.
“What tipped the scale for me is the labor issue between millionaires and billionaires and the fact they can’t settle it when the country is in a recession,” Lanci said. “Worse yet, they have to rub this in our faces.”
When Ken Lanci was asked about the disagreement over the 1 billion dollars that the owners and players can't decide over, Ken had a rather smart decision about what to do with that money. I definitely think that it should be considered for at least a second.
“The owners and players can’t decide what to do with an extra billion dollars between them,” Lanci said. “I have the perfect solution. That one billion should go to all cities that gave them money to build football stadiums they couldn’t afford to build. This would give these cities badly needed tax relief.”
Friday, March 25, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
**NFL Union Files for Decertification**
Thanks for the comments last week. I agree that this is a shame that two sides can't agree, and greed is the root of all evil. Both sides are wanting more and can't resolve this conflict in a timely fashion. The sides are now 185 million dollars apart, which is a lot closer then the reported 1 billion dollars that they were apart a week ago.
Federal mediation broke off March 11 without an agreement. Owners made an offer that day which the players say represented a "switcheroo," because it included changing salaries to a fixed cost and didn't give players a chance to get a cut of growth if revenues exceed projections in the first four years of a new contract.
That paved the way for 10 players, including MVP quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, to sue the owners in federal court in Minneapolis in a class-action claim.
Who do you think deserves more of the money? The players? or The owners?
What's your opinion about the players wanting to sue the owners?
And is the NFL at risk about having a season next year?
What do you think is going to happen in the next couple weeks?
So.....................on Friday, the union decertified, meaning it declared itself out of the business of representing players. In exchange for giving up their rights under labor law, the players are able to take their chances in court under antitrust law.
Federal mediation broke off March 11 without an agreement. Owners made an offer that day which the players say represented a "switcheroo," because it included changing salaries to a fixed cost and didn't give players a chance to get a cut of growth if revenues exceed projections in the first four years of a new contract.
That paved the way for 10 players, including MVP quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, to sue the owners in federal court in Minneapolis in a class-action claim.
Who do you think deserves more of the money? The players? or The owners?
What's your opinion about the players wanting to sue the owners?
And is the NFL at risk about having a season next year?
What do you think is going to happen in the next couple weeks?
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Battle between powers (Players vs. Owners)
There was already a seven day extension until tomorrow(3/11/11) at 5 p.m. EST. Tomorrow could be dooms day for NFL enthusiasts.
Who loses more if the players and owners decide to have a lockout this football season?
Players, Owners, or the Fans?
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