NFL Labor Armageddon 2011: Handicapping the NFL vs. NFLPA Dispute

February 10, 2011   ·   Nick Falana   ·   Jump to comments

When the most recent Collective Bargain Agreement between the NFL and NFL Players Association was negotiated in 2006, NFL owners were internally divided and desperate to maintain their cash flow.

Particularly influential was Jerry Jones, who was in dire need of income to support the building of his new stadium. He was highly influential among owners at the time, turning the ear of more cash-strapped owners like Ralph Wilson of the Buffalo Bills.

In exchange for the quick and dirty agreement of 2006, the richer owners essentially promised labor Armageddon for their relatively poorer brethren to bring them to fiscal competitiveness. The NFL owners have been planning for March 3, 2011 for five long years.

Since their mistakes of the 1980s, the NFL owners have clearly marked themselves as the smartest of the pro sport owners in the US. They will never risk the league crushing labor disputes that baseball, basketball and hockey all suffered in the 1990s. They've set o...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article is property of BleacherReport.com