Sunday Football Fever

This morning the NFL has opted out of the collective bargaining agreement it had held with the players.  According to ESPN, this could mean that 2010 won’t have a salary cap and 2011 might see a lockout.

The reason for the lockout, according to the NFL:

“The current labor agreement does not adequately recognize the cost of generating the revenues of which the players receive the largest shares; nor does the agreement recognize that those costs have increased substantially — and at an ever increasing rate — in recent years during a difficult economic climate in our country,”

The league had until November to opt out, but decided to do it early.  This was a wise move, as it gives them more time to negotiate a new agreement before the 2011 season.

Let’s hope it works out well.  I still cry for the NHL and the utter stupidity they showed a few years ago, which effectively ruined an already weak sport.

Filed under: League News

Tags: cba, lockout, salary cap