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CRedskinsRule · 03-15-2011, 12:28 PM

What if the NFL says that they are not a monopoly based on the UFL/CFL and other opportunities that the players are given. I am not saying that the NFL isn't the best football, but certainly the owners could make the argument that other options are now available. (I am thinking along the lines of when Sirius and XM wanted to merge, they were threatened with antitrust, but made the case that other players had come into their market share - HD Radio, Wifi, etc. and the courts accepted that Sirius XM could merge due those competing brands)

If they did, and the NFL were to move away from the CBA system to just open market, I wonder how the players would respond to no salary floor, no draft, no guaranteed benefits of a CBA.

I don't expect that this will happen, but it's not impossible either. Also, this is just a hypothetical based on the Sirius XM case.

03-15-2011, 12:28 PM	#419
CRedskinsRule Living Legend Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 59 Posts: 21,744	Re: Ongoing CBA discussions What if the NFL says that they are not a monopoly based on the UFL/CFL and other opportunities that the players are given. I am not saying that the NFL isn't the best football, but certainly the owners could make the argument that other options are now available. (I am thinking along the lines of when Sirius and XM wanted to merge, they were threatened with antitrust, but made the case that other players had come into their market share - HD Radio, Wifi, etc. and the courts accepted that Sirius XM could merge due those competing brands) If they did, and the NFL were to move away from the CBA system to just open market, I wonder how the players would respond to no salary floor, no draft, no guaranteed benefits of a CBA. I don't expect that this will happen, but it's not impossible either. Also, this is just a hypothetical based on the Sirius XM case.