I'll start with a few:
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Guaranteed contracts for players: Since the previous CBA was signed in 2011, new studies on the impacts of concussions and brain trauma have emerged that have changed our outlook on the game as we know it. If I'm the head of the NFLPA (Demaurice Smith), I try my very best to make this a non-negotiable.
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Significant reduction in the commissioner's disciplinary power: Goodell's first major punishment delivered was suspending Albert Haynesworth for five games after stomping on Andre Gurode's head (the maximum at the time, was four games). Since then, Goodell has delivered arbitrary, inconsistent punishments from SpyGate, BountyGate, and DeflateGate, as well as tampering sanctions that have gone above and beyond traditional commissioner power. The NFLPA has to bring this up as a point of contention.
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Relaxed substance abuse measures: As of late, Eugene Monroe has been a huge advocate for the pain relief benefits of marijuana, and the country is beginning to turn the tide as well. Yet, the league still lays the draconian hammer for the use of recreational marijuana. Is it really a performance enhancer when you want to listen to Phish and eat Funnions? Nope. This should become a legal substance under the NFL's substance abuse program.
What would you bring to the table and ask to change?
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001039101/article/nfl-nflpa-meet-in-chicago-to-discuss-cba
>The meeting was initially scheduled for last Monday but was postponed to maximize time between players and owners now that training camps are underway.
>This sitdown was the fifth time the sides have formally met to discuss the CBA since the end of the 2018 season.
>The last meeting occurred on July 17 when talks were described as "productive."
>Signed eight years ago Monday, the current CBA is set to expire after the 2020 campaign.
Has the world’s most lucrative sports league struck a new collective bargaining agreement with its players that could eventually lead to the existence of brick-and-mortar sportsbooks inside its stadiums?
