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Originally Posted by skinsnut
The way I understand it...30 teams agreed to this punishment...so it is 30 vs 2.
The NFL is more of a club than a business.
How can the skins sue?....who are they suing?...the NFL?....they are the nfl?
The 32 owners are the NFL and the commissioner is paid by the owners.
How can you sue yourself?, the players association also agreed to approve it.
This is all legit the way the NFL/players association works.
Collusion is a different call...but you'd have to argue that was done to keep pay down..can't be argued this year since they kept the cap total the same...but could be argued during the non cap year...but think about it, is it really worth it?
Sure the Skins got screwed..but they are going to pay the cap hit they normally would have...the issue I have is a couple others got away with it on a smaller scale....and if you pursue a lawsuit, you will make enemies of those you depend on.
You really dont want the NFL a perpetual enemy of the Skins...think of penalties, fines, scheduling, supplemental draft picks, etc
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So in essence none of the owners have to follow the labor laws. The NFL as a group does not have to follow any of the labor laws. The in reality the NFLPA is just a club also and there really is no Union.
Also It doesn't matter when the Collusion accured, the team just would have to prove there was Collusion. If there was no punishment then it would have been difficult for any other owner or the NFLPA to prove that there was Collusion unless an owner came out and admitted it. JJ and DS didn't throw their fellow owners under the bus, they threw themselves under the bus when they decided to force a punishment. They are essentially admitting there was an agreement and these two owners failed to go along with it.
So again the message should be:
It's ok to break the law and for those who choose not to they will be punished.