The NFLPA may not want a strike to happen, but it’s certainly preparing for such a contingency: CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco reports that the Players’ Association has created a fund from player dues and royalties that it is prepared to dish out if a strike occurs.
NFLPA Creates ‘Strike Fund’ For Players
Prisco writes that the money will be distributed on the basis of service time:
The “strike fund” will pay players based on years of service in the league. For example, a player with three years or more experience will be given a check for $59,000. First- and second-year players will receive less than that.But, of course, that’s not very much money for players with expenses that may exceed that for a month, and the impending expiration of the CBA with the NFL — it expires at the end of the day on March 3 — endangers far more income than dues and royalties can cover. The figure Prisco cites is $200 million in bonuses; it’s safe to expect the NFLPA will be looking for a way to cover for lost money well into nine figures if the CBA expires.
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