On the question and answer section of the NFL Labor site, the league wrote the following last week: “No current player needs to take a pay-cut as a result of our proposal.”
The NFLPA chose to snidely respond Tuesday:
“The players of the National Football League are prepared to sign an
agreement today that guarantees that the salary cap will not decrease
and that there will be no decrease in retired players’ or other benefits
under the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).”
The NFLPA goes on to suggest a negotiation for an extension to the CBA, a concept the league has already rejected.
PFT’s resident legal man is off the computer, and will have his thoughts on the fun later. But he wrote this morning that the union should request a bargaining session this week.
This “proposal” is a move in that direction, but it looks like grandstanding. It’s free publicity, with a knowing wink.
For the sake of football fans everywhere, it would be nice to see both sides of the bargaining table make a legitimate effort to make some progress on a deal.