If the extension to the CBA can't get done, then what?

Sean Taylor is God · 02-27-2006, 04:35 PM

POSTED 1:39 p.m. EST; LAST UPDATED 3:26 p.m. EST, February 27, 2006

CBA IS "DONE," BUT . . . .

A league source tells us that a deal between the NFL and the NFL Players Association on an extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement is "done," and that the only thing keeping the thing from being signed and sealed is the absence of a firm arrangement among owners regarding an expansion of revenue sharing.

The only remaining problem is that the new CBA replaces "Defined Gross Revenues" (i.e., the stuff that has been shared by the 32 teams for years) with "Total Football Revenues" (i.e., every penny earned). And if every penny earned, including stuff that isn't currently shared, goes into the formula for determining the salary cap, the problem is that the low-earning teams will see their individual cap numbers influenced by the much bigger money being raked in by other teams.

Stay tuned. It's looking more and more like it's only a matter of time before the owners work this thing out. As they should.

View Poll Results: If an extension to the CBA isn't reached, what will happen?
The team will suffer in 2006 and beyond	5	5.62%
The team will suffer in 2006, then who knows	19	21.35%
The team will suffer in 2006, but benefit in 2007	24	26.97%
The team will be fine in 2006 and beyond	18	20.22%
I have no clue	23	25.84%
Voters: 89. You may not vote on this poll

02-27-2006, 04:35 PM	#10
Sean Taylor is God Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 68	Re: If the extension to the CBA can't get done, then what? POSTED 1:39 p.m. EST; LAST UPDATED 3:26 p.m. EST, February 27, 2006 CBA IS "DONE," BUT . . . . A league source tells us that a deal between the NFL and the NFL Players Association on an extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement is "done," and that the only thing keeping the thing from being signed and sealed is the absence of a firm arrangement among owners regarding an expansion of revenue sharing. The only remaining problem is that the new CBA replaces "Defined Gross Revenues" (i.e., the stuff that has been shared by the 32 teams for years) with "Total Football Revenues" (i.e., every penny earned). And if every penny earned, including stuff that isn't currently shared, goes into the formula for determining the salary cap, the problem is that the low-earning teams will see their individual cap numbers influenced by the much bigger money being raked in by other teams. Stay tuned. It's looking more and more like it's only a matter of time before the owners work this thing out. As they should.

If the extension to the CBA can't get done, then what?

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