At least that’s the impression I get when watching ESPN news. You’d think these guys were negotiating the future of the free world instead of the just trying to figure out if the players get 60% or 56% of a billion dollar pie.
Here’s what you need to know: despite the dire warnings of a “black thursday“, it seems that all they had to do was delay the free agency period so they moved it to Monday. And guess what? Everyone who was released to meet the Friday cap deadline isn’t really released. I assume that these guys can just keep extending the “deadline” whenever they want. Dire indeed.
One piece of good news coming out of the labor strife is that if there isn’t a new CBA, we’ll actually have more football games.
Barring a new CBA, the players either will be on strike or the owners will lock out the players in 2008. The union likely will decertify, and antitrust rules will apply.
If this happens, then the EA deal that gives them exclusive rights to NFL players would be voided. Hello NFL2k9! It’s a small consolation prize for the insanity surrounding the league right now.
[GamersReport.com]: EA’s NFL Exclusivity Contract May Be Voided
