NFL Lockout

[bcoop]

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Status is that the players have been locked out, and this is going before a court. Not sure exactly what the court can or should do.

EDIT: April 6th is the initial court date.

[krazy kris]

Status is that the players have been locked out, and this is going before a court. Not sure exactly what the court can or should do.

EDIT: April 6th is the initial court date.

thanks, that sucks

[Lason]

I don't think it's that simple.

Yeah I know there has to be more to it but even when I heard this is the way the NFLPA was going to go I wondered this. Then this morning I heard someone on ESPN mention it and kind of confirmed what I was thinking. But I cant help think there is something contractual that Im missing somewhere.

[Lason]

oh and add to this, the NFLPA is now ordering new players to boycott the draft so they wont walk on the stage and be presented with their new jersey. I dont know how new players will handle this, this is a once in a lifetime thing IMO. I would be PISSED if I got robbed of that.

**EDIT** OOP's forgot the link

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/news/story?id=6216135&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines

[SouthernSVT]

oh and add to this, the NFLPA is now ordering new players to boycott the draft so they wont walk on the stage and be presented with their new jersey. I dont know how new players will handle this, this is a once in a lifetime thing IMO. I would be PISSED if I got robbed of that.

**EDIT** OOP's forgot the link
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2...e=NFLHeadlines

I think it's voluntary. I would tell em to fuck off, i'm goin to New York

[PandaBear]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/15/adrian-peterson-lashes-out-at-nfl-owners/related?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=DTN+USA%3A

Adrian Peterson lashes out at NFL owners
Posted by Michael David Smith on March 15, 2011, 1:36 PM EDT
In the moments after the NFL players’ union decertified on Friday, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had harsh words for NFL owners, ripping them for their refusal to open the books.

“It’s like . . . ‘Well, show us.’ We want more information, and they want to bull****, going around, saying this and that, just open it up and give us the information we want,” Peterson told Doug Farrar of Yahoo Sports on Friday. “If they have nothing to hide, just give us the information. Why not? Obviously, there’s a lot to hide — these guys are professionals, and they’re maximizing what they do. But they know that if all this information comes out, the information the players want, it’ll be right out there for everyone to see. It’s a ripoff — not just for the players, but for the people who work at the concession stands and at the stadiums.”

Peterson also offered some even more explosive comments, which Farrar initially published but later deleted, explaining on Twitter that he wants to give Peterson the opportunity to clarify.

“It’s modern-day slavery, you know?” Peterson said. “People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too. With all the money . . . the owners are trying to get a different percentage, and bring in more money.”

Comparing the situation NFL players find themselves in to slavery is an unfortunate choice of words on Peterson’s part, but Peterson clearly feels passionately about the players’ case in the ongoing labor dispute.

And as if Peterson didn’t open a big enough can of worms with those comments, he also suggested that he thinks there’s still a chance that the Vikings haven’t seen the last of Brett Favre.

“I mean, Favre hasn’t retired yet! (laughs) You never know! The quarterback situation is up in the air,” Peterson said.

So even if a relatively quick resolution of the labor dispute saves us an offseason of drama on that front, maybe we can look forward to an offseason featuring a heavy dose of Favre Watch.

[ceyko]

1. It would be nice if football went back to a game that the average Joe could afford decent seats.

2. It would be nice if you did not have to pay 5-10 dollars for a damned beer that you have to get yourself.

3. It would be nice if parking went down.

Really, there should be a fan strike. lol at slavery and expecting new players not to go get their jerseys.

[SouthernSVT]

I don't recall many slaves making a couple million dollars a year to play a game. The owners should get the extra money. Then use it to lower prices on tickets, beer, concessions, and parking. The players should shut-up and play for the huge contract they signed and not expect extra money. The NFLPA should truely disband and become nothing with no say in any part of the NFL what-so-ever. And the new class of rookies should tell the union to "suck their balls" and go have the time of their lives up in New York at the draft. The current players got to do it, and now they expect the new guys to miss out for a problem that they aren't even currently involved with.

[Lason]

I think it's voluntary. I would tell em to fuck off, i'm goin to New York

Of course its voluntary but these guys will have to deal with the union after they start their careers. They are being given the option of either giving up the biggest day of their lives or being on the wrong side of the union for the rest of their careers. Before you say fuck the union, think about all the players that are on their team and are big union reps and advocates.

[MILK]

Peterson is a fucking idiot. They get to play a sport and make millions doing it, how can he compare that to slavery. I wish they would lock those motherfuckers out so that they can try to get a real job in this market. They would starve to death!!!!

[MILK]

Of course its voluntary but these guys will have to deal with the union after they start their careers. They are being given the option of either giving up the biggest day of their lives or being on the wrong side of the union for the rest of their careers. Before you say fuck the union, think about all the players that are on their team and are big union reps and advocates.

Fuck the union. Lets get new players in here and see some real football.