NFL CBA negotiations (CBA expires circa March 2021)

[LeHab]

NFLPA issued a guide to players in preparation for a possible work stoppage:

Much of the guide, a copy of which was obtained by ESPN, is focused on helping players manage their money in advance of -- or in case of -- a strike or lockout. The specific suggestions include:

• Save at least half of each paycheck, if not more. If your current expenses are too high to save this much, you should look at ways to change your spending habits and reduce financial commitments.
• Try cooking at home instead of eating out as much.
• Designate one day a week as "no spending day."
• Take care of major home repairs now.
• If you're in the market for a new home, consider renting instead of buying for now.
• Find renters for your unoccupied homes or bedrooms.
• Consider selling a car you have not driven in the past six months.
• Avoid signing a long-term lease on any rental property that you rarely use.
• Learn to say "no" -- or at least, "not now" -- to friends and family asking for money.
• Consider selling clothes you have not worn in a year on Poshmark, Thredup or Tradesy.

Other parts of the guide address specifics of what the rules might be during a work stoppage, in terms of access to team facilities (none), whether the league would conduct a draft (it did in 2011 while players were locked out) and whether players would still be subject to drug testing during a work stoppage (they don't know).
Players and owners have conducted a handful of negotiating sessions this summer, and commissioner Roger Goodell has said publicly that the league would like a new CBA in place before the start of the 2019 season. But sources say little progress has been made in talks so far, as the main issue remains the revenue split between players and owners. Currently, the players' share of all league revenue can't fall below 47% in a given year, and the players want that figure to go up.

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Guide: Work Stoppage Guide

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[LadyStanley]

Paywall. I can see guaranteed $$ as a big hill the players will stand on.

With so little $$ guaranteed out of contract now, owners have a lot of control.

 

[sh724]

If NFL players want guaranteed contracts they should give up their ability to sit out while under contract. The NFL players have it pretty good in that regard. No other sport can a player under contract say he/she is not going to play until the owner agrees to pay him/her more money regardless of the contract in place.

 

[McRpro]

If NFL players want guaranteed contracts they should give up their ability to sit out while under contract. The NFL players have it pretty good in that regard. No other sport can a player under contract say he/she is not going to play until the owner agrees to pay him/her more money regardless of the contract in place.

Isn't that something the players would be 100% ok with and the owners would balk at? It's ridiculous that the most popular, richest league in NA doesn't have guaranteed contracts. Their union is so weak.

 

[LadyStanley]

New NFL labor deal doesn’t appear to be imminent

CBA doesn't expire until March 2021, so there's a full season more.

But doesn't sound like there's a lot of interest/desire/pressure to push for negotiations. NFLPA voting on new leadership, coming circa March 2020, so not much might happen until the new leadership takes control and starts getting things going.

Article outlines some of the issues of the $17B/year (2018, per Packers filings as a public corporation) league (commissioner would like to push it towards $25B/year league). In the last CBA, players had their % dropped from 60% of gross to 47% of net, so don't know that will change much.

League wants the extra RS game, which may happen. Players want younger free agency (players' average NFL career is 3 years), and perhaps some rookie contract changes.

 

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Paywall

 

[LadyStanley]

Report: NFLPA will vote on 17-game schedule after the Super Bowl
The players are still opposed to a 17-game schedule, but there are other aspects of the new CBA that are appealing.

Vote coming, at least on # of games

 

[LadyStanley]

Paywall.

Yeah, that might be the only way to do it.

 

[David Dennison]

Jags fans,

He is lying to you.

Cordially,
St. Louis Rams fan

 

[LadyStanley]

NFL labor strife never too far off, league sets an artificial deadline to get deal done in 2020
Labor strife is still hanging over the NFL.

League has set deadline of 3/18/2020, start of league year for negotiating deadline (a year before it's due), or talks will be tabled.

Players really don't want to expand season for player safety reasons, and a few other things irk them. Seem to be spoiling for strike.

Sounds like this is heating up.

 

[joelef]

Isn't that something the players would be 100% ok with and the owners would balk at? It's ridiculous that the most popular, richest league in NA doesn't have guaranteed contracts. Their union is so weak.

Because NFL players don't really have anything to hang back if there is a labor strike unlike the other sports. NBA and NHL players can go to europe and still make some money and MLB there options. Footballs players don't have that luxury .

 

[LadyStanley]

What about the CFL? Arena football?

 

[oknazevad]

Arena League is dead, and the other indoor leagues are truly small potatoes.

 

[LadyStanley]

Report: New NFL CBA expected to include playoff expansion
Dramatic change to the NFL playoffs appears imminent.

Expanding RS and post season? What concessions are the players getting? Guaranteed contracts?

 

[LadyStanley]

Proposed playoff expansion could be tipping point in NFL's greed
The NFL is trying to fix something that isn't broken, but that doesn't mean that we won't enjoy getting to see a couple more playoff games.

Commentary.... could this be the straw that breaks the camel's back?

 

[LadyStanley]

NFL owners approve terms of new CBA; player vote still pending
The NFL announced on Thursday that team owners have approved the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement.


Players still have to have their say

 

[None Shall Pass]

 

[gstommylee]

why would the NFLPA even agree to that.

 

[None Shall Pass]

why would the NFLPA even agree to that.

Well going by what JJ Watt says

 

[LadyStanley]

Houston, we have a problem? Texans star J.J. Watt voices 'hard no' on NFL's labor proposal
Texans' J.J. Watt rebukes the NFL's latest labor proposal ahead of NFLPA meeting on next steps.

What became clear late Thursday night was that a number of players were already expressing concern over various parts of the NFL’s latest offer — including a revenue split that still remains below 50 percent, little improvement on contract guarantees, virtually no changes to a restrictive franchise tag and a $250,000 cap on the additional 17th game check from an expansion of the regular season.

Doesn't sound like the players will ratify.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I'm still confused on the playoff scheduling of the new format. Are they going to push the Super Bowl into the second week of February now? I still think the NFL should start Labor Day Weekend (And College Football can still have the Saturday and even Monday Night) and cut off a couple weeks of the preseason.

 

[LadyStanley]

Nothing set (WRT schedule) until CBA is ratified on both sides

 

[LadyStanley]

NFLPA reps send new CBA to full union for vote

Union reps vote to send CBA to full membership for vote.

 

[LadyStanley]

NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith confident CBA will be approved by players, doesn't mind stars' criticism
NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith confident CBA will be approved by players, doesn't mind stars' criticism
The NFL's union head didn't mind hearing star players criticize the CBA proposal.

We'll see if his confidence in players is correct

 

[LadyStanley]

NFLPA estimates two extra playoff games to be worth $150 million in 2020 season - ProFootballTalk

NFLPA estimates that $150m revenue will be added if there are two more playoff games per proposed CBA.