NFL lockout quite possible in 2011

[Blake]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The question to DeMaurice Smith was simple, coming from Cincinnati receiver Chad Ochocinco, asking how serious he viewed the possibility of football not being played in 2011.
Smith did not hesitate.
"On a scale of 1 to 10," Smith said Thursday, "it's a 14."
With that, the executive director of the NFL Players Association painted perhaps the bleakest picture yet regarding prospects of labor strife in the league, which could be looking at a 2010 season with no salary cap and, if the collective bargaining agreement expires as scheduled in March 2011, a lockout that year.
"I keep coming back to an economic model in America that is unparalleled," said Smith, who often repeated phrases for emphasis. "And that makes it incredibly difficult to then come to players and say, on average, each of you needs to take a $340,000 pay cut to save the National Football League. Tough sell. Tough sell."
Smith said the NFL would receive $5 billion from its network television deals even if no games are played in 2011. He regarded that as proof owners are preparing for a lockout.



http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4887844

[SSpray]

Wow. First I have heard of this.

[Gym Class Hero]

maybe if you'd listen to the OCNN you'd have known about this for sometime now

[Blake]

Yeah, it's looking very likely!

The no salary cap next year is going to be nuts as well

Affects the minimum as well as the maximum salary cap...... also messes with free agency a lot

[glass_05]

I just heard about it this weekend from Huss Buss. He couldn't believe I didnt know anything about it.

So suck it Kyle, if SSpray doesn't know about it, it's not worth knowing yet.

[goldenrod]

they talked about it during the year and kept referring to when baseball went on strike and how long it took them to get their fans back, i hope they dont fuck up and do the same

[Blake]

Yeah, it's been a topic for quite a while now

ESPN Radio everyday makes up for not having cable to watch ESPN

[Blake]

Also 2 new Football leagues start in 2011, so would help them a lot with no NFL that year

[dvandentop]

what football leauges start in 2011?

[HUSS BUSS]

I just heard about it this weekend from Huss Buss. He couldn't believe I didnt know anything about it.

So suck it Kyle, if SSpray doesn't know about it, it's not worth knowing yet.

sorry dad

[wags83]

Heard about this, I hope it doesn't happen.

Also, what leagues are you talking about Blake? I hadn't heard of anything.

[goldenrod]

i cant remember what the league was going to be called but if i remember right they were going to be on after the nfl season and i think some of the coaches were going to be dick butkus and dennis green, but i might be wrong on some of that

[wags83]

BRING BACK THE XFL!

[goldenrod]

xfl had some cool ideas they just didnt give it enough a chance to succeed

[goldenrod]

http://www.allamericanfootballleague.com/

[glass_05]

He Hate Me = greatest XFL player of all time

[Shifty]

The nation spends how much on "NFL" brand gear (crazy overpriced), buy game tickets, spend how much in cities that have teams... Seriously, they can't agree on a paycut? I blame the unions...

[redline]

It's already depressing enough not having football for 6 months....i dont even want to think about not having it an entire year.

[SSpray]

Having a lockout over money right now would not do the league any popularity favors.

[dvandentop]

The nation spends how much on "NFL" brand gear (crazy overpriced), buy game tickets, spend how much in cities that have teams... Seriously, they can't agree on a paycut? I blame the unions...

+1 very insane with how much stuff is spent