Posts tagged Collective Bargaining Agreement
Mark Murphy’s Words Do Not Inspire Confidence
Mar 15th
No one really seems to be happy about the lockout/lawsuit festival the NFL and the players are going through at the moment, and Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy hasn’t done much to inspire confidence it’s going to end anytime soon. “Having been on both sides of this, this is really disappointing,” said Murphy, who [...]
NFL Labor Fight Will Resume In Court
Mar 11th
The NFLPA decertified on Friday, dissolving itself as a union. That means the players can now sue the NFL under antitrust laws. The NFLPA and NFL had spent 17 days with a federal mediator to try to work out a new collective bargaining agreement, but things finally reached an impasse. “After carefully reviewing all the [...]
Lockout Avoided?
Mar 4th
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to extend the collective bargaining agreement for seven days, so negotiations on a new labor deal can continue. The current drop-dead date for a deal is March 11 at 4 p.m. CT and the two sides will continue negotiations on Monday, avoiding a lockout, at least for now. Although [...]
No NFL Lockout For At Least One More Day
Mar 3rd
The NFL and NFLPA have agreed to try to hash out a new collective bargaining agreement for at least one more day. With the current CBA expiring at 11 p.m. CT tonight, a lockout was expected, which would eliminate any contact between players and teams, bar players from team facilities, and result in salary cuts [...]
With Lockout Seeming Likely, Owners Take A Blow
Mar 2nd
The owners and players’ union are continuing to negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement and I heard it was actually going well today, as opposed to just about every other day, where little was accomplished. I figured with tomorrow being the official start of the league year things were picking up, but then I came [...]
NFL Regular Season May Expand
May 27th
If you like NFL football, then you should start preparing yourself for more of it. Word is, the next round of collective bargaining agreement negotiations will focus on expanding the regular season to 18 games. That’s two more weeks of meaningful Green Bay Packers’ games, two more weeks where we don’t have to pay attention [...]
Exclusive Interview With Andrew Brandt
Apr 22nd
You know, some of us used to be “real” journalists here at Total Packers, so we thought we’d drag those skills out of the closet and do an actual interview for once. We were lucky enough to track down National Football Post president – and former Green Bay Packers’ vice president – Andrew Brandt. Brandt [...]
Just Say No to Guaranteed Contracts
Feb 19th
One interesting item that has repeatedly come up in the past week is the possibility of a new NFL labor deal including guaranteed contracts. Currently, NFL player contracts are not guaranteed. So, if a player isn’t performing up to his expected level, the team can cut him, void his contract and not have to pay [...]
Packers Should Follow Steelers’ Lead
Feb 16th
The Green Bay Packers have been following the Pittsburgh Steelers lead for a few years. They build almost exclusively through the draft, they converted to the 3-4 defense, and the Packers even hired the architect of Pittsburgh’s original 3-4 defense to run theirs – Dom Capers. Last week, the Steelers made the announcement that even [...]
Ranking The Green Bay Packers’ Free Agents
Dec 15th
The Green Bay Packers have 18 players in their contract year after Monday’s resigning of linebacker Brandon Chillar. However, the situation isn’t as dire as it may look. The collective bargaining agreement – the agreement between the owners and player’s association that dictates the rules of the salary cap, free agency, guaranteed spending, rookie salaries, [...]
Thoughts On The Packers Return Game, The CBA And The Draft
May 22nd
And they all tie together… First, the big news out of the NFL was the owners deciding to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement. This assures an uncapped – and most assuredly insane – 2010 season. The future beyond that is uncertain. There may be a walkout or work stoppage, which no NFL [...]