Before we stop having a football season, the NFL will stop healthcare for players and their families unless the players union and the NFL can come to an agreement by March.
NFL Won’t Pay Health Care For Players And Families If CBA Agreement Doesn’t Come By March
But NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith isn’t about to let that happen. He’s looking to ensure that the players have health care in case of a lockout, he told Minnesota Vikings fans Tuesday.
Smith said he is dealing “with players where some of them have children who need heart transplants. We have several players who have children who are on kidney dialysis. We will have over 100 players who will have children who are born in the March, April, May time frame. Right now all of those players need health insurance.”
That sounds like a pretty good reason for the two sides to reach an agreement.
Loss of thousands of jobs in cities hosting NFL teams as well as $140 million in revenue is another pretty big reason.
Looks like the leagues’ players should start looking for alternative job options like the Vikings’ Ray Edwards who is looking at boxing.
“You’ve got to prepare for the lockout,” Edwards said. “It’s more than likely there’s going to be a lockout, so we have to start preparing as if we’re not going to be playing football.”
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