It was a different era. To say that the first thing a player asks a former player is “how much did you make” is an obvious statement. Players now make millions, players from the beginnings of sport are going to make way, way less. Do you think Sherman would have turned down a multi-million dollar contract if it were to be had? Because I don’t.

And of course Sherman wasn’t going to ask Robeson and Owens how much they made. They were trail blazers, a rarity in their field(as stated, Sherman himself, one of the first African American players). The league has broken wide open where that isn’t even remotely an issue any longer.

Put bluntly, Sherman was happy he had an opportunity to play. Players good enough to make it now didn’t have race as a hurdle, or an upstart sports league. The NFL is an established cash cow.

True, except those of us on keeper leagues

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So, when the current crop of players are gone, possibly before the litigations sequence runs its course, you will no longer be a fan of any of the teams left? Does your allegiance currently follow players around the league and focus on no team at all?

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We haven’t had Capitalism in the USA in a LONG time. What we currently have is Corporatism.

The NFL players are very talented in a very limited and specific way. Without the NFL, their talents are worth next to nothing, so it is the NFL that matters, not the players.

There are far more players wanting a chance in the NFL than their are open spots in the NFL at every single position other than QB. The league could start all over with replacement players, never allow a single current player back into the game, and in a couple of seasons, nobody would know the difference.

the 30 or so brainwashed Conservative Obama Haters here.

I’m sorry please explain to me how this country has become better since he was voted in? Because maybe I am blind or just don’t drink the same Kool-aid as you do. wooo you guys made history by voting him in but guess what it was the wrong choice cause not a single damn good thing has come from it. (ok with the exception of ordering the operation to get Osama)

As for Howards comments, it’s about time someone else stood up. These damn Greedy players and owners really need to look at yesterdays Indy 500 and Coca Cola 600 finishes as to who they could be playing second fiddle to should their petty labor argument not come to a quick conclusion

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Months later and I still don’t know what’s worse, the 3 or so actual nfl players with fake accounts being totally disrespectful to Kurt Warner/ShermanHoward/etc, or the 30 or so brainwashed Conservative Obama Haters here.

Ticket prices will continue to be incredibly high as long as fools keep paying these stupid prices. If you want prices to go down- stop going, and hope your neighbor stops going.

But as long as there is tons of cash on the table- i dont understand what is wrong with the players taking half. They are the only reason i watch the games. With fantasy football- my main concern isnt even the teams anymore. I am watching players.

If the players were smart- they would continue the anti-trust until the NFL is truly free market- let the players go where they like. Then there will be little money in it for owners looking to get rich and the NFL will become like the america’s cup- where having a team is more of a rich man’s hobby rather than a business- THAT would be fun to watch.

“Shut up, old man”

Guys in Howard’s time were happy just to have a job playing football.