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I didn't see this Thursday night but heard about it on the radio. Reading about it on ESPN.com:
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In a demonstration of togetherness with a potential labor battle coming after the season, the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints walked onto the field and raised their index fingers in unison.
It sounds like more a spontaneous thing than something the NFLPA orchestrated:
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Buffalo Bills safety George Wilson is on the NFL Players Association's board of player representatives.
But he was caught off guard when the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints made a public display of union solidarity before Thursday night's game in the Superdome.
"When I saw it," Wilson said, "it sent chills down my body."
It'll be interesting to see if the Pats players do this Sunday.
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Word up was that several NFL execs were POed by the demonstration.
Hope the parties don't let things get outa control and we lose 2011. Hate to lose any Brady window season.
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The Kraft-Brady relationship, the contract, and the high profile of both in the labor-ownership scene makes this interesting to me.
With the special relationship they have, I can see Brady going to Kraft and telling him beforehand, "Look, I'm a player, this is something the guys want to do and I need to stand with them."
FWIW, I heard in the radio that Favre did not take part; they let him off the hook b/c he won't play next year, but it seems to me he's benefitted somewhat from the efforts of the NFLPA and his teammates.
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I sure as hell hope not. Leave your union bull***** off the field, I don't have any interest or sympathy for professional athletes making millions of dollars and it makes me sick to see them do this. I thought it was completely unprofessional the other night.
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The differences between the owners and players concerns the division of revue between players and owners. The differences concern retirees, health care, and the players at the lower end of the nfl, those whose total career is a couple of years.
In then end, I understand that there are fans who side with the owners and would like the players to have less. I understand that there are fans that would continue to send large subsidies to owners who mismanage their businesses.
I STRONGLY support the Kraft's and yes the Polian's and other top owners. I also STRONGLY support the players.
Do you understand that if there are missed games, the fans won't pay for those games. The players will receive nothing and the owners will receive TV monies (to be repaid later).
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Originally Posted by I_Bleed_Blue
The players make millions of dollars. Sticking together is one thing..but keep it the hell off of the field. Fans are the ones that are paying, in many cases, through the nose.
Unions, and demonstrations, for workers trying to get an extra buck per hour, or some health benefit, is fine... but players in professional sports that are raking in the dough, salaries, endorsements, speaking engagements, royalties from other things.... per dium when on the road, exclusive hotels...evan buck for an autograph session..... demonstrations like that are ridiculous.
How would they like it if all the owners got together at the Super Bowl and did the same thing.......
Keep that kind of crap off of the field and at the negotiation table instead, where it belongs.
Will Pats join in union salute?
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