Greed overcomes the NFL again

The NFL Owners are talking about opting out of the labor agreement they are in with the players association. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com:

One management source called it a "high likelihood" that the owners will exercise their option to terminate the agreement, which will trigger a number of alternatives, including a potential work stoppage by 2011. Another source said "be prepared" for the action, although it was "not a 100 percent proposition yet."

This could mean salary cap-less play in 2010, and the lack of a system for the following NFL draft. Unrestricted free-agency would change as well around that time frame.

What is the most important entity in the NFL? It's not the owners, and it isn't the players. It's us, the fans. Our money, attention, and want for the NFL product has led to the NFL being the most popular sports league in the country. We've supported them through allegations of steroids and lots of greed from players.

Yet, the greed continues. They both have it good on each side of the aisle. But, how are they going to get the message to show them that what they are doing is hurting the fans and the game?

When we stop spending money on them.

Oh, and because we spend money on the NFL, this is what we get:



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