With all signs pointing to owners and players reaching a settlement to end the lockout on Thursday, the retired NFL players who joined negotiations Tuesday have said that they will not hold up the deal on account of their negotiations. The Los Angeles Times has the details:
NFL Lockout Settlement Won’t Be Blocked By Retired Players
"They want to get these games going, and they want to have a season. That's their focus," said Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller, who attended the talks. "Our issues are very, very critical - very important - but they don't really have much to do with whether the game goes on or not."
Sounds good to me. Retired players participated in seven hours of negotiations today, and rumor has it that under the new collective bargaining agreement, $1 billion in benefits would be heading retired players’ way, $620 million of which would go to pension increases, long-term care insurance and disability programs. Considering the punishment NFL players take and the devastating impact its proven to have later in life, I’d say that’s a good thing.
If I were the players, I’d want more of my money going to my retirement, but I’m not because I’m small and weak.
Another hurdle has been cleared until football comes back. Then the madness will set in.
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