Comments on: NFLRA release hints at progress in talks

By: sactogary

sactogary — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:17:29 +0000

The NFLRA – a labor union for one-percenters.

By: mjkelly77

mjkelly77 — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:46 +0000

Maybe the greedy part-timers will be happy with only $150,000 per year, great medical benefits and a 401(k) instead of a six figure lifetime pension. I know they were anxious because they all needed fresh NFL stories to spin around the country club.

By: gadgetdawg

gadgetdawg — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:53:19 +0000

These guys are lawyers, principals, and business owners, they don’t NEED the NFL, the nfl needs them. After a week or two, the officials will have all the leverage.
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The only point I support the NFL on right now is that at least some of the refs need to be full time. I may be sick of the boneheaded calls the replacements are making but I remember being pretty frustrated with the regular refs last season.

If these guys are all so attached to having full time jobs with the NFL being an afterthought then I am fine with the NFL playing hardball. Officiating is a problem with the regular guys too.

By: thevikes14

thevikes14 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:35:14 +0000

These guys are lawyers, principals, and business owners, they don’t NEED the NFL, the nfl needs them. After a week or two, the officials will have all the leverage

By: marygratton18

marygratton18 — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:23:39 +0000

Well me too. Faxed that resume to Roger yesterday. I saw that other female ref and I know I’m way cuter. I think I have a good shot. My only concern is whether the uniform will make me look fat!

By: bearsstillsuck

bearsstillsuck — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:08:31 +0000

Keep the replacement refs!

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:54:22 +0000

I sent them my resume. Now I’m just waiting…

By: nineroutsider

nineroutsider — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:49:33 +0000

Got to hand it to the league…they go down to the wire with these labor deals, certainly rattling some cages in the process, but they get it done in time to avoid replacements.

This deal is as good as done and no replacements week 1! Yeah, yeah the regulars are garbage too you say, but seriously the type of mistakes the replacements were making are absolutely unacceptable.

By: vetdana

vetdana — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:46:54 +0000

Where are you going to get a part-time job that pays the wages and benefits equal to this referee gig ? …..your not !… The NFL has all the Leverage..expect the seasoned Veterans to return….SOON !

By: panamon

panamon — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:44:39 +0000

I believe that statement is not referring to what has been believed to be the gap but the bigger ($45 mil over seven years) gap reported today by ESPN via Darren Rovell. It likely just comes down to semantics anyway though.