Updated Title: 8th Circuit Court Grants Stay, Lockout Reinstated

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Originally Posted by Dirtbag59

Funny thing about all of this is even though the players are granted 53% of total revenue the fact remains that the owners don't have to pay guaranteed contracts like the NHL, NBA, and MLB not to mention the fact that unlike the MLB and NHL the NFL doesn't have to assemble farm teams.

So if a player signs a 6 yr deal and the team cuts him after 3 yrs they don't have to pay him his guaranteed money? For what ever reason I thought thats why it was called "guaranteed?"

I'd much prefer the NFL had farm teams. Atleast the rookies would have a little more developement time.