New Deal May Jeopardize Redskins Cap Strategy

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Originally Posted by TAFKAS

Slightly off-topic for a second. Ramseyfan, as a sports fan and an aspiring lawyer you must find all this doubly exciting. Any thoughts on getting involved with the NFL or NFLPA as an attorney?

Yes and no. Yes, I would love to work for the NFLPA or NFL, or become an agent. But unfortunately, there are so many people who want to do the same thing. Unless I run across $5,000,000 and can buy myself access, I don't think there's a realistic way into the process. But, trust me, I'm investigating it.

For now, it looks like I'll be working in either the commercial real estate or litigation division of the firm I will be working for. The firm is massive (1,200+ attorneys), but unfortunately it's reach doesn't extend into the NFL. I'd have to work there for multiple years, gain experience as a litigator (the NFLPA and NFL aren't willing to train newbies like big firms are), and then try to finagle my way in. At least, that's the way Tagliabue did it.

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Originally Posted by Ramseyfan

Yes and no. Yes, I would love to work for the NFLPA or NFL, or become an agent. But unfortunately, there are so many people who want to do the same thing. Unless I run across $5,000,000 and can buy myself access, I don't think there's a realistic way into the process. But, trust me, I'm investigating it.

For now, it looks like I'll be working in either the commercial real estate or litigation division of the firm I will be working for. The firm is massive (1,200+ attorneys), but unfortunately it's reach doesn't extend into the NFL. I'd have to work there for multiple years, gain experience as a litigator (the NFLPA and NFL aren't willing to train newbies like big firms are), and then try to finagle my way in. At least, that's the way Tagliabue did it.

Tagliabue was close friends with Pete Rozell and that is how he got in.

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As Redskin fans, we love the idea of Dan Snyder finding a way to use the team's higher revenue stream to try to gain a competitive advantage but the league wants parity on the field. Using cash bonuses to create a higher actual cap for our team amounts to a loophole that the league wants to close. I don't fault them for that.

Despite our bigger payroll, we haven't been able to put more talent on the field. I think the next step for Dan should be to find a way to buy a more intelligent personnel system, one more accurate in grading draft prospects and free agents.