Ray Lewis took to facebook and twitter on Wednesday evening to encourage fans to sign a petition to block the NFL Lockout next season.
On his facebook page Lewis wrote, “To all my Friends out there… Its playoff time and I’m Focused. I need you guys to sign the petition at NFLLockout.com and share with all your friends. Only 50 days left. Baltimore wouldn’t be the same without a Ravens season next year! God Bless.”
The petition on NFLLockout.com features a countdown clock to the lockout, 48 days and counting, and seems to be positioned from a player’s standpoint. One of the bullet points on the site’s “About” section says, “Everything the players have today is a result of a past fight for basic rights.”
Regardless of the side, every fan wants football in 2011. Here’s the link to the petition, now go do as Ray says.
Hey Ray
Your fans and fans of the league don't give a crap about the rhetoric that both sides keeping throwing out in the media.
Just tell your representatives to get a deal done. People don't wanna hear millionaires and billionaires whine to the media trying to gain favor with fans.
Same goes for Goodell and the NFL. It amazes me how both sides think the everyday Joe is somehow gonna jump on either bandwagon.
It's one big ass pie and there is enough for everyone.
Don't screw it up.
I don't know much about the collective bargaining agreement and who gets what but it's crazy that it has come to this. The owners say they want more money but they give all the money they fine players with to charity? As much as I love football I don't want to see 18 games in a season.
Isn't it amazing how stupid we are as sports fans? These guys earn more money in one season than most of us earn in a lifetime, yet we willingly pay our modest salaries to continually fuel this beast. The NFL has the best professional sports product in the world and makes money hand over fist, yet here they sit, at the 11th hour, on the verge of alienating those of us who pay their way. Amazings the boundaries of greed…
This is another example of the rich getting richer- like Mark said the pie is BIG enough for all, so don't put the fans in the middle- like Larry the Cable Guy says- get er done or not and see how far that NFL salary savings will take you. The Pres froze my salary, maybe he needs to intercede? Hey Ray I understand there are bouncer jobs available at some of Baltimore's local watering holes- salary $18 an hour and all the drinks and grub you can handle. LOVE watching NFL football, but give me a break.
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NO GIANTS = NO LIFE ! OWNERS OPEN YOUR BOOKS PLEASE. YOUR FIGHTING A BATTLE OF MILLIONAIRS & BILLIONAIRS. there are millions of fans out there, it’s us & the people who feed their families selling hotdogs out side the stadium that are taking the loss here. as far as the players, although they’re making tons of money , why is it fair that owners are getting rich off the backs of the players talents and then when they’re pulling in billions of dollars, they can’t pay the players for the extra games that they want to be played. it’s everything in their favor. each game any football player plays could be the last of their career. why should the players not want more money for two extra regular season games?it’s not like the owners would be taking a loss. if the owners feel so strongly that paying them would affect their income, then they should open their freaking books & think about people other than themselves . welll anyway, nfl has two days to settle this & i can just hope that this works out:/