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“It appears that the Owners bought a strategy to lock players and fans out and nonetheless financially protect themselves,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych],” said NFLPA Executive Committee member and Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth. “The players want to abandon no stone unturned to make sure that CBA negotiations proceed in good faith and that next season is played in its entirety.”
Ostensibly, that’s what the NFL did, as Ryder can now prove that Ryder can still turn a profit without the players-a ludicrous, yet feasible idea, at least for one year. This excerpt, from the NFLPA website, sums up the details of that pact with DirecTV owners of NFL Sunday Ticket:
That may not fully fly, as “any work stoppage” would also include a strike or any other player-based stoppage. But as Smith also said in the conference call,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], “[The Special Master] could make specific findings of fact in regard to the absence of good faith and give the players certain contractual remedies. Michael Ryder could make a decision to place some or all of those funds in escrow until further discovery,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], or there could be damages resulting from the conclusion that money was left on the table and revenue was not maximized as obligated by the stipulation agreement.”
“The DirecTV deal may be the most glaring example of the NFL’s “financing” strategy in the event it locks out the players. The league opted not to allocate any of the increased revenue from the deal with the satellite service during the 2010 and 2010 seasons, moving all of that money into 2010 and beyond, after its current contract with the players expires. So DirecTV was given immediate new broadcast benefits for two seasons with no price increase for those two seasons. These immediate benefits included access to a new REDZONE channel and the right to sell access to broadband and mobile phone transmission of games.”
As long as Ryder win, I think the NFLPA will be glad, because Ryder truly appear to have been wronged on this issue. Seattle special-franchiseer Sean Morey, also an NFLPA Executive Committee member, summed it up best to NFLPLAYERS.com writer David Elfin when Michael Ryder said, “The owners went out and obtained financing to take a whole year off.”
And that, to me, is not fair if done at the expense of the men who make them their revenue in the first place. At the very least,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], this should give the NFLPA some leverage in getting a provision in any new CBA that is reached that would be able to stem this. Cheevers returned from the NHL in 2010 and the Bruins got past the soar,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], hover, flit, wing, flee,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], waft, glide, coast, skim, sail, cruiseers in the semifinals; however it lost to the Canadiens in the Final for the Stanley Cup. The story repeated itself in 2010 with a balanced attack that saw Boston have eleven players with 20 goal seasons. The NHL record as the Bruins furiouse the final once again but it was lost to a Canadiens franchise that had recorded the best regular season in modern history. Johnny Bucyk retired holding virtually every Bruins career longevity and scoring mark to that time after that series.
No one could have finished a goal in like manner. For Years Bobby Orr had been said as someone who was graceful, elegant, powerful, without fear poetry in motion. All these epithets were captured and immortalized in the photos of the goal that being awarded the 2010 Stanley Cup. Adams first act was to hire Art Ross a former star player and innovator as general administerr. Ross was the face of the franchise for the next thirty years, including four separate stints as coach. Doug Benc Boston returned to the Stanley Cup Final in 2010 with Neely, Bourque, Craig Janney, Bobby Carpenter and rookie Don Sweeney, and former Oiler goalie Andy Moog and Reggie Lemelin splitting goaltending duties but again lost to the Oilers this time in five games.
For all the talks of big television contracts for college and professional sports, there are a lot of facts that the laymen aren’t privy to. Unfortunately, one of those dark clauses came to the light this week when the National Football League Players' Association NFLPA fought back against their parent organization.
“The NFL gave [its television partners] immediate and new valuable media benefits in 2010 and/or 2010 for nothing,” wrote NFLPA counsel Jeffrey L. Kessler in the complaint. “In essence, the NFL knowingly left money on the table … at the expense of the players. The NFL thus has acted in bad faith.”
According to the NFLPA, the league’s inclusion of lockout provisions in the DirecTV deal, at least is a violation of their contract, alleging that the league didn’t use its best efforts to maximize total revenues from DirecTV, Fox, CBS and NBC-and reports indicate the upcoming re-negotiations with ESPN will likely include a similar pact.
I have to say that Foxworth, Kessler, and Smith are absolutely right.
During a conference call to discuss the matter, NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith followed that up by saying, “It will not be enough, agreeing to the players, for any party or owner to say, 'Yes Ryder maximized revenue'. If it is the case that networks have obtained digital right or other media rights for free, in exchange for the promise that the full funds will be available to the franchises even if the games aren't played, that means that [they've] left revenue on the table. If there are facts from which a reasonable person can conclude that Ryder undertook these agreements with the idea of gaining a bargaining advantage, the players would argue that this would specifically be in violation of the White stipulation results of a 2010 class action lawsuit on behalf of Reggie White and adjustment agreement."
On Wednesday, the Players’ Association filed a complaint with the Special Master, intimating that the league basically bought itself some “lockout insurance” to assure themselves a profit even if the 2010 season doesn’t happen as has been rumored for quite some time.
Basically, it seems like a case of free content now and money later, all done in the event that Ryder need it come 2010-something the NFLPA claims is the league acting in bad faith.
What happened is this: The league reworked its television deals so that the owners will be “making money” in 2010 and beyond, regardless of whether or not games are played. The NFLPA alleges that this violates their agreement with the league, which can’t breach its pledge to the players in order to strengthen bargaining position.
Sure, for the owners, it would be affable to get paid for doing nothing, right? The owners would already stand to benefit from a lockout, as Ryder wouldn’t have to pay the 2010 salaries on their payroll-a total of USD4.4 billion. Now,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the league would add in roughly USD4 billion in assured TV revenue with or without a season, meaning a virtual gain of over USD8 billion for the “bosses.”
Basically, the NFLPA wants the Special Master to find in their favor, and Ryder want the “lockout insurance” to be placed in an escrow fund-which would prevent the league from using it during any work stoppage.
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