Thursday, bloody Thursday

[sigma7]

NFL owners voted unanimously Thursday to break off talks with the players' union on a contract extension, leaving the current salary cap in place with the start of free agency looming and possibly forcing the mass dumping of veterans

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[solaine]

Is it just me, or are pro football players getting paid enough as-is? I mean, sure, I'm bitter because I'm having trouble coming up with the few thousand I need for my move, but.. yeah.

[sigma7]

The only thing more ridiculous than the players demanding even more money is the ownership demanding the same. It's a battle of the obscenely wealthy, and it's just a struggle between themselves as opposed to a fight for solvency or survival. It's nowhere near the catastrophic consequences of, say, the NHL strike, which threatened to destroy franchises or, ultimately, the entire league, and that's still yet to be seen.

But there's also this nugget of pampered-athlete wisdom:

On Halloween 2004, Sprewell, who was in the final season of a $62-million, five-year deal he signed with the Knicks, said he was insulted by Minnesota' s offer of a contract extension that was reportedly worth between $27 million and $30 million for three seasons. "I've got my family to feed," he said.

Of course, he's allowed to choke his coach and get away with it.

[solaine]

I just don't get it. I really don't.

And our government is cutting educational funding, too. What the fuck? Seriously, what the fuck? WHY?

[daethkow]

Other than Stills, who's a talented special teams player, I can't help but be happy about this.