Originally posted by random49er:
Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
I'm glad that some teams have the balls to take a stand. I don't know any other business where the employees can keep asking for 50-100% pay increases. KC let Hill go rather than pay him a huge amount. It sure hurt them didn't it. Two SB wins without him. Hill was much more of a threat than Aiyuk. With a good QB and good play caller a team can win without great receivers. The Niners have both in Brock and Kyle.
Revenue sharing. They aren't simply the "employees." They're the main ticket.
I'd rather they be getting the money than greedy a$$ owners seeking public funding for new plush stadiums.
The revenue is the revenue. Someone has to get the money.
Those greedy owners are paying those players we love so much. They're the ones building the stadiums. You could say the same about any big corporation. The guys at the top are making way more than the employees. The real difference is employees at other types of businesses don't have agents negotiating their salaries. If they're union they have negotiators but that merely sets a framework for all employees.
Athletes have been playing it both ways for years now. They say it's a game until it comes time to get paid. Then it's a business. It's just not run like any normal business.