Your argument here is the same exact argument against big government and more specifically Social Security. SS is basically the government taking a portion of your income and setting it aside so you will be taken care of when you reach a certain age. Pretty much protecting you from yourself. The government thinks if they dont take your money that you will blow it all and have nothing left to live off of when your to old to work.

Its the same thing that the NFLPA is doing. And their both wrong for it. Not everyone in America is to dumb to save and not everyone in the NFL is to dumb to realize 300k b day parties are a bad idea. These type’s of laws and policies are an infringement on freedom and Un-American .

it’s a pretty small issue, some dudes making plenty of money (relative to 90% of the population) will have to wait two years….in that two years they’ll only get salary 4 or 5 times the national average….american values are gone now boo hooo

what a bunch of bologna. freedom is not freedom to consume. if that’s true, then 99% of americans are freedom-deprived. the idea that freedom and spending money are the same thing is why our entire political system is so screwed up!

Either way I am very anti any entity having my money interest free, while they make interest on top of it. I don’t even have that for our property taxes and insurance on our house. I pay those myself. And I make sure we owe the IRS, not vice versa.

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Thinking of a player that gets little to no signing bonus, and gets his salary paid on a pro-rated basis based on how many games they play, this could be really unfair to some low paid players.

Imagine a player who makes close to the league minimum with no guarantees, no signing bonus, and his salary is split up into equal game checks which the player only gets if he plays. Let’s say the player gets hurt and misses 3 games, that’s 3 less game day checks he gets paid. And if he can’t collect ANY of this money for 2 years, he’s basically being expected to play for free and get a check 2 years down the road. If that’s the case, that’s pretty shady of the NFLPA as an obvious way for them to earn interest on those funds for 2 years for free and rip off the players they are supposed to be protecting.

This is OUTRAGEOUS! Really Bizzaroworld stuff!

They’ve earned it…… Pay the man!!!!

What kind of lousy union representation is this? And the players elected these guys??? There must be infiltration in the union by the owners. Back door deals? Who benefits? Follow the money….

I smell a rat!!!

Boy do I feel like a fool for selling insurance the wrong way. I should have been telling my clients that I can get them a better deal if they don’t need a receipt and we can do things off the books and under the table. With the primary bonus benefit being that their own stupidity and ignorance won’t put their own money at risk as they surrender control, and how can you beat the foolproof security that comes with the “honor system”. Don’t worry I know what I’m doing and in 2 years I will return with a statement to show you how I did for you.

That’s not the America I remember.

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Now if you could convince the government of this…

It didn’t exactly help the players get more money after the lockout. Salaries are finally lower again. (Except for Flacco)

If they are broke, they can always join a lawsuit or come on the radio to tell us about how bad their lives have been after football (funny how getting a normal job that provides insurance is never talked about). Its always about how this poor former NFL player in his 50′s is broke with no insurance… They just need to get a real job like the rest of us if you have to! They are not “above” working into their 50′s. time for them to take responsibilty for their mis-spending and poor planning. I dont think this rule would change anything either way. An idiot will blow it now or 2 years from now- makes no difference.

It sounds like a reverse insurance policy. If you play in many games but don’t get paid well due to being undrafted or FA, you get bonus. Unlike the player who gets paid well and doesn’t play in many games.