Nfl says Union telling RBs to exaggerate injuries

[SantaClaraHawk]

NFL claims NFLPA advised 'exaggerating injuries'

The NFL has filed a grievance against the NFL Players Association, alleging that union leaders, including president JC Tretter, have advised running backs to "consider feigning or exaggerating injuries" to help increase their leverage in contract talks.

www.espn.com

 

[FlyingGunHawk]

Whenever I want a pay raise, I just call in sick to work.

It hasn't worked yet. But I'll keep trying.

 

[CouchLogic]

How is an oft injured player going to gain leverage here? Haha, wth.

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

I was wondering the same. If someone isn’t available, how do they have leverage?

 

[Maulbert]

Clearly, Nick Chubb was exaggerating his knee backwards./s

 

[Ruminator]

Awesome! So if a CEO-type salary is what I desire, all I need to do is fire off an email to my boss to inform that I accidentally amputated all my fingers via a severe paper cut! Message toes-composed, of course.

 

[JPatera76]

SOB PENNY! He’s been that this whole time!

/sarcasm lol

 

[SantaClaraHawk]

Is the union proposing that players do a Jalen Ramsey? Claimed a back injury While pressing for a trade to the rams, which then led to a new contract?

 

[fenderbender123]

"I'm likely to get injured and not play. Therefore you should pay me more."

If the union is actually doing this, it's pretty stupid. If this is a hypothesis from the NFL to try and explain the RB injuries, it's also pretty stupid.