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Yes, if they want to survive against a league that has more money and power than most third world countries, they should give their players to the NFL for free, or whatever the NFL is willing to give them.

Not fair, but definitely reality. Coexistence and compromise is the only way this league survives.

And when one league has 32 teams and billions of dollars in revenue and one league has 5 teams and bleeds money, take a quick guess at who’s doing the compromising.

If the UFL eventually wants to use the NFL as a revenue stream, the way to do it is not to level some short sited and silly “fee” now.

It would be much more effective to keep funneling players to the NFL and hope that the NFL sees enough value in the UFL as a feeder system that they offer to take an ownership stake in the league.

If you think a savvy investor like Mark Cuban bought into this league to collect 150k transfer fees from the NFL, you’re crazy. I’m sure he sees the UFL as a way to tap into the NFL’s billions by becoming a true affiliated minor league.

From a business standpoint, it’s the only thing that makes sense.

Like a typical lawyer… they can fight for something or find a loophole around it.

If it is in the contract then they need to abide by it. End of story. Period.

They signed it. If they didn’t read it, shame on them.

I can’t blame the UFL for wanting to get paid. He has a great point. They continued the coaching and training. They have more of a chance now signing with the NFL than if they were sitting on their butts at home hoping for a chance.