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I'm glad (and surprised) that the NFL apparently actually issued an on-the-record statement to the Globe that there are no cap implications to this rather than insinuating and smearing. Though we'll see what happens as time goes on.
That said, I wonder what the rules are for such things (i.e. what has to change for something like this -- which the NFL says is OK -- to become problematic) because things of this nature do seem to be an obvious potential way for teams to try to circumvent the cap. And no doubt the haters out there will be firing up the "Cheaters!" thing again over this.
Leaving any cap stuff aside, I don't know how I feel about re: workplace environment. Hope no one is being pressured to use Brady's company. I know at my workplace I'd look askance at my employer having a business relationship with a co-worker's company. Especially if there were complaints about the ethics and methods of one of the principals. But I work a long throw from pro sports .
Patriots pay a business owned by Tom Brady and a partner with a dubious past - The Boston Globe
That said, I wonder what the rules are for such things (i.e. what has to change for something like this -- which the NFL says is OK -- to become problematic) because things of this nature do seem to be an obvious potential way for teams to try to circumvent the cap. And no doubt the haters out there will be firing up the "Cheaters!" thing again over this.
Leaving any cap stuff aside, I don't know how I feel about re: workplace environment. Hope no one is being pressured to use Brady's company. I know at my workplace I'd look askance at my employer having a business relationship with a co-worker's company. Especially if there were complaints about the ethics and methods of one of the principals. But I work a long throw from pro sports .
The Patriots, in an unusual departure from National Football League practice, have created a revenue stream for a private business owned by their franchise quarterback, Tom Brady, and a partner who faced federal sanctions after falsely presenting himself as a medical doctor and deceptively promoting nutritional supplements.
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The NFL says it is aware of the arrangement and has taken no action, despite questions from some specialists in sports law and economics about whether teams should pay for services by for-profit companies owned by their active players and whether the relationship provides value to Brady that should be counted against the club’s salary cap.
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The financial arrangement with TB12 has continued despite complaints from the team’s medical and training staffs to Patriots coach Bill Belichick about Guerrero’s alternative health practices and questionable background.
A source with direct knowledge of one such complaint recalled Belichick’s response: Tom wants him. What am I supposed to do?
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The NFL has raised no such concerns, telling the Globe in a statement, “We are aware of the arrangement and have not determined that there is any violation of the CBA [collective bargaining agreement].’’
The NFL Players Association said the arrangement between the Patriots and Brady’s center “has no implication on the salary cap.’’
The union and the NFL declined to discuss the matter in detail.
Patriots pay a business owned by Tom Brady and a partner with a dubious past - The Boston Globe
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