dumbrabbit":1cj65aee said:
This may or may not be the best place for this, but I just wanted to point it out.
I find it funny how the fans support the players against the "greedy owners" in collective bargaining negotiations, yet are against players holding out for more money during training camps. I just don't understand this. In this case people are suggesting that Kam and Bennett are considered "Greedy players" and should just show up, yet the owners get blasted more for being "greedy" and stealing money from the players.
The whole thing is a business and I respect that. Football careers are shorter than other sports and have longer lasting health effects; a player's career is a money grab. At this point all I hope for is a resolution that both parties can be happy about.
This is very true. I don't begrudge the owners or the players for making their money. But let's not forget, Uncle Sam collects a HUGE portion of that money EVERY time it changes hands.
So the IRS gets part of the 9 billion everyone loves to say the owners are getting, then they get close to half of the millions that players are getting paid. And that the Referees are getting paid, and the stadiums, and the cheerleaders, etc etc.
But I really don't want to hear about a players short career. I've had on the job injuries that effected my career, and if I would have had a couple of million in the bank at the time plus 1st class health insurance to cover all the subsequent surgeries, I'd be in great shape. But I don't.
And neither do tens of thousands of American workers who get injured working for some small or large business. The next time you see someone in a wheelchair (like happened to a friend of mine), think about a player complaining about his short career and what he sacrifices.
So I don't want to hear any indication of not being fairly treated by NFL players who get paid big bucks to play a Nationally televised game. And that enjoy all that celebrity. And I doubt that players who suffer like Jesse Williams has want to hear it either.