Ongoing CBA discussions

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by saden1

Looks like retired players are no fans of the NFL either. Apparently everyone wants to sue the NFL...I imagine NFL cities along with street vendors and parking garage owners will be next to sue.

Priest Holmes among four retirees to sue NFL, seek to join antitrust suit - ESPN

I know you are smart enough to understand a few things:
1) there are several retired player groups, some led by George Martin, have been more in the owners camp, some more in the players camp and a third independent group that has spoken up mainly for pre-1993 retirees

And

2) joining that lawsuit is more about preserving the retirees rights than it is siding with the union. As it states in the article, the once the union and owners let the cba expire the retirees have to act or else (at a certain point) they would lose certain benefits

[saden1]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

I know you are smart enough to understand a few things:
1) there are several retired player groups, some led by George Martin, have been more in the owners camp, some more in the players camp and a third independent group that has spoken up mainly for pre-1993 retirees

And

2) joining that lawsuit is more about preserving the retirees rights than it is siding with the union. As it states in the article, the once the union and owners let the cba expire the retirees have to act or else (at a certain point) they would lose certain benefits

Who said anything about siding with the union? Everyone is looking out for their own interest but some of us here think the owners care about the players when in fact "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" is at play.

My previous posts on the subject are a treasure trove.