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08-22-2016, 10:23 AM
The collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and its players does not expire for another five years. But listening to Ramon Foster, one of the Steelers player reps for the players’ union, NFL fans should enjoy the football while they can.
Player discipline remains one of the hot-button issues for the union, and the Steelers, in particular. Linebacker James Harrison was threatened with an indefinite suspension if he did not acquiesce and give an interview to NFL investigators on the subject of PED use. Running back Le’Veon Bell had a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy reduced to three for unspecified problems with the administering of the drug testing process.
Foster said the players have to be stronger than they were in 2011 when they caved in negotiations because they did not want to miss game checks.
“We have to,” Foster said. “It’s a must. It’s an absolute must that we do. There will be a lot that goes into this next negotiation. Players have to be prepared for it, more than the last time.”
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http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2016/08/22/Foster-says-NFL-players-should-prepare-now-for-possible-work-stoppage/stories/201608220139
Player discipline remains one of the hot-button issues for the union, and the Steelers, in particular. Linebacker James Harrison was threatened with an indefinite suspension if he did not acquiesce and give an interview to NFL investigators on the subject of PED use. Running back Le’Veon Bell had a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy reduced to three for unspecified problems with the administering of the drug testing process.
Foster said the players have to be stronger than they were in 2011 when they caved in negotiations because they did not want to miss game checks.
“We have to,” Foster said. “It’s a must. It’s an absolute must that we do. There will be a lot that goes into this next negotiation. Players have to be prepared for it, more than the last time.”
read more
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2016/08/22/Foster-says-NFL-players-should-prepare-now-for-possible-work-stoppage/stories/201608220139