Supposedly, the players are to vote on the current collective bargaining agreement today put forward by both sides and the owners would follow suit. However, it seems some players are trying to make a money grab move and Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe didn’t really like it as he put his thoughts on twitter.
Judd Zulgad of the Minnesota Star-Tribune asked Kluwe if he was upset or just doing it in jest.
It’s like a mix of both. The thing is we’re so close to having a deal done and to kind of pull that at the last minute it feels kind of like blackmail. We all out the owners when they do crap like that and it’s only fair to call out our own people when they do the same thing. I’m against hypocrisy wherever it’s at. Just finish the deal up so we can get the season going.
Kluwe spoke what I think many NFL fans want to hear. They are tired of hearing about labor negotiations and greed from both sides. They want a deal signed and don’t want any hiccups to impede having football on their TV screens.
Glad to see a player calling put his fellow NFL brethren. This whole charade is ridiculous. Every body knew that when push came to shove, neither one of these greedy SOBs (owners and players) was going to miss a payday. So we get a deal done a few days before the first camp is to open ( 2 weeks earlier than my prediction…maybe) and who’s going to pay? The fans. I’m on a one year hiatus from the NFL. I’ll study a language, read a few books, clean out my closets, I’ll be real productive. Mark Zinno used to go on and on about the greed of the NFL and I’m seeing his points now.
Anybody got a good book?
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