If thought all NFL owners have hopes of wanting the proposed collective bargaining agreement to pass, that is not entirely sure. There are reportedly a few of them around the league hoping members of the players association vote against the CBA so they can return to the negotiating table and attempt to add an 18-game regular season.
“They think they can get a better deal next year,” a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler for a report published Saturday. “They feel they gave up too much on the economics.”
Players currently have one week to cast their votes on the proposed CBA.
Many players have already took to Twitter and stated they are going to vote against the deal.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is the team’s players association representative, stated on ESPN Wisconsin’s Wilde and Tausch there’s “not a lot of critical thinking going on.”
“That’s probably the most disheartening thing. This is a society we live in now that’s so distracted by the swiping world of apps and social media. I don’t know. Do guys really care about this stuff? Unfortunately, or fortunately—however you look at it—for the people wanting to push this deal through so badly, that’s kind of a win because nobody’s critically looking at this or thinking about it. They’re just like, ‘Oh, what’s my salary going to be? Oh, OK, cool.’ Not like, ‘Are we taking care of former players? What kind of additional player risks are we taking on? What are we getting in return for that?'”
One of the few who spoke out in favor of it was Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick:
The current CBA runs through the 2020 season.
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