03-11-2023, 11:59 PM
(03-11-2023, 11:53 PM)bfine32 Wrote: The players didn't grade the Bengals poorly. The players provided answers to a questionnaire and the NFLPA assigned a grade according to some unknown rubric. It was in the NFLPA's interest to grade owners poorly, just as it's in their interest to get folks fired up over this even if those folks don't have clue on how it works.
The NFLPA would love for owners to have to cover a lifetime of medical expenses for the players then they wouldn't have to provide long-term medical insurance to members of their association.
Worker's compensation is to cover wages missed at work and medical expenses directly related. It is not long-term health insurance.
It's a pretty futile exercise on the union's behalf.
I guess they think that players will boycott or refuse to sign with the teams that grade poorly according to NFLPA criteria.
The truth is, if a poorly graded team offers the best contract, a given player is still going to sign it.
In a cap system, there's only so much cash to go around.
