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Originally Posted by dlphg9
What kind of negotiations would this be if they just took 1st offer. Also there was no way in hell these guys were adding an extra game just to make at most $250,000. Why the hell would they agree to making the owners a shit ton more money and the players take less than usual. Lots of you acting like the cap on paycheck won't effect many people, but there are lots of guys that make over $4 mil/year and make more than $250k a game.
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This isn't the first offer, this agreement was jointly agreed to by the owners and NFLPA leadership after months of negotiations. This is a final product. It is now going to the larger groups to approve, with the owners going first, and it passed. IT now moves on to the players. This deal really appeals to the lower paid mass of players and has a great chance of passing. However, I think they will stumble on a few things... First being salary for 17th game. I believe this will ultimately be pro-rated based on current contracts per game with a slight adjustment for one less pre-season game. Also, the 10 year period of the agreement may be a sticking point.