The threat of a lockout season is very real right now. In about one week the original contract will expire, and no, that does not mean the NFLPA (natonal footbal league player association) and team owners (owners of the teams) have only one week to come up with a new contract. It means that training camp will have to take a stop, but for the important part.....
The league owners want to extend the regular season by an extra two games from 16 to 18 and potentially add 4 post season games (playoffs). By doing this the league will gain more revenue. Along with this addition of game the owners want more than double of their profits from the buisness. The league generates about 9 billion annually, the owners take home 1 billon from that figure. The owners want to increase their paychecks to 2.4 billion, that is more money than what I have in my wallet!
The NFLPA finds this proposal odd because the league recently put in new rules cracking down on helmet-to-helmet hits (when one players hits another player in the helmet with his own). The league claims that this rule was put in place to decrease the owner's priority, injuries. The players find it odd that the owners would add more games when more games increase the chances of sustaining injuries.
I think if the season and post season is lengthened, then the games should be shortened. What do you guys think?
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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I'm sick of sports being run by businessmen. I don't really follow football as much as I do baseball, but both are huge industries that are being run not by sport professionals, but by rich old guys who probably don't know jack about the sport they're overseeing. It's just too bad...
If the season is extended to 18 games, I personally think that the games shouldn't be shortened. More games give below average teams like the 49er's and Raiders a better opportunity to make it to the postseason. I agree with Jason that some sports franchises are just run by greedy businessmen who just focus on the money, not the game.
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