Tuesday, August 2, 2005

UPDATE: NFL and Guaranteed Contracts

For those looking for more information about last week's post on the NFL's labor future (7/28), I recommend the following articles that came out over the weekend:

Gary Myers, on the one-sided nature of NFL contracts (NY Post, 07/31/05)
Phil Sheridan on why Drew Rosenhaus is not winning people over (Phil. Inquirer, 07/31/05)
Mark Maske saying the same, but going more in-depth (Wash. Post, 07/31/05)

Many in the NFLPA (agents and players) are rallying behind the current system, in which some upfront money is guaranteed and the salary cap ramifications all but ensure that a player will not be cut one year into a long-term deal. Is it really the best system, or is it just the system NFL players and agents know? Only time will tell whether Rosenhaus is ahead of his time, or just plain off base.

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