This is for everyone who argues that it’s not a done deal.
The highlights of the union proposal:
• Voluntary offseason workouts would be reduced from the current 14 weeks to five weeks or 20 days (four days a week, four-hour maximum per day).
• Significantly reduced contact between players during training camp with four practices a week consisting of helmetless and padless periods.
• Two in-season bye weeks.
• Expanded rosters from the current 53 to 56 or 57, in addition to practice squads.
• Increased pro-rated salaries for players under contract.
• Reduction of the amount of games players need to become vested to qualify for post-career health care and pension benefits.
There’s not a single thing in that package that is controversial or a deal breaker, except maybe a 2nd bye week.. 18 games will happen. They are just quibbling over details. For all the handwringing Peyton did about ‘loss of work out time’, the union went right ahead and proposed it.
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