Everyone has told NFL players not to sign the NFLPA.
Most of the stars in the NFL have said they are totally against it, but in the end it won’t matter, because the NFL has set the league up where the majority of players can’t live through a work stoppage.
The NFL sent them a take it or leave it deal and it looks like they are going to take it via ESPN.
The NFL moved closer to labor peace for another decade early Wednesday, when player representatives voted to send a new deal already approved by the owners that includes a 17-game season to the full union membership.
A simple majority of some 2,000 players must accept the agreement for it to go into effect this year.
After nearly four hours of meetings between player reps and members of the NFL’s negotiating committee Tuesday in Indianapolis, the 32 team reps spent several more hours discussing the deal. They then gave the nod for all NFL Players Association members to make the final decision.
The vote to send the proposal to the membership was close, 17-14 with one abstention.
The NFLPA’s executive committee voted 6-5 against the contract on Friday. The 32 player reps postponed any action while seeking a meeting with the league, which occurred Tuesday in Indianapolis.
It looks certain that the players will accept the deal and the owners will laugh at them afterward.
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