Speaking on the ESPYs red carpet on Wednesday night, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman said what needs to be said when it comes to NFL contracts and the next CBA: if players want more long-term, they have to sacrifice short-term. All of them.
“If we want as the NFL, as a union, to get anything done, players have to be willing to strike,” Sherman said. “That’s the thing that guys need to 100 percent realize.
“You’re going to have to miss games, you’re going to have to lose some money if you’re willing to make the point, because that’s how MLB and NBA got it done. They missed games, they struck, they flexed every bit of power they had, and it was awesome. It worked out for them.”
Former Jacksonville/Denver/Washington defensive tackle Terrance Knighton had a series of tweets recently discussing the discrepancy between NBA and NFL contracts, writing that five-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady should make more than Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers should be making more than James Harden, who signed a mega-deal with the Houston Rockets.
One of the things that has been argued – and which was noted to Knighton – is that NBA rosters are 15 players, while NFL rosters carry 53. But Knighton didn’t want to hear it.
“Last year NFL took in 13 Billion in revenue. The NBA 4.8 Billion. Miss me (with) that 53 vs. 15 man roster crap,” he tweeted.
“If we want as the NFL, as a union, to get anything done, players have to be willing to strike,” Sherman said. “That’s the thing that guys need to 100 percent realize.
“You’re going to have to miss games, you’re going to have to lose some money if you’re willing to make the point, because that’s how MLB and NBA got it done. They missed games, they struck, they flexed every bit of power they had, and it was awesome. It worked out for them.”
Former Jacksonville/Denver/Washington defensive tackle Terrance Knighton had a series of tweets recently discussing the discrepancy between NBA and NFL contracts, writing that five-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady should make more than Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry, and Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers should be making more than James Harden, who signed a mega-deal with the Houston Rockets.
One of the things that has been argued – and which was noted to Knighton – is that NBA rosters are 15 players, while NFL rosters carry 53. But Knighton didn’t want to hear it.
“Last year NFL took in 13 Billion in revenue. The NBA 4.8 Billion. Miss me (with) that 53 vs. 15 man roster crap,” he tweeted.
