NFL Draft Armageddon?

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NFL Draft Armageddon?

Is this the last NFL draft ever?

Ladner Morse . chiefcrazymorse

Judge Nelson has ruled in favor of the NFL players. The NFL lockout has been lifted. The players may begin to function as employees at NFL facilities beginning on Friday. The owners will seek a stay though the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals. The outcome of that appeal is highly in doubt because higher courts are reticent to overturn well thought out judgments of judges such as Judge Nelson.

If that appeal fails and if there is no new collective bargaining agreement created prior to the 2012 NFL Draft then, that draft may not happen. President of the DNK Cornwell Law Firm and NFLPA Director finalist in 2009, David Cornwell says,

“There is no question that the draft is vulnerable to attack. It doesn’t matter whether or not the players association is now saying that they are not attacking the draft. Any prospective NFL player has standing at some point to challenge the draft. Leon Wood in the NBA… he challenged the draft and the only reason he lost is that the draft is collectively bargained. So, in 2012, if there’s no a collective bargaining agreement, the NFL draft will be subject to, will be vulnerable to attack. And if the players say we’re not attacking it, it doesn’t matter because the players association won’t be able to cloak the draft in anti-trust protection because it won’t be a collective bargaining agreement.”

Of course many suspect this will never happen. However, if the players and owners don’t step forward and get a CBA completed by August then some predict there will be a loss of games next season. Once that happens the whole season, and consequently the 2012 NFL Draft, are in jeopardy.

Happy Draft Day Everybody.

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stealth

As much as I would hate to see the sloppy play that comes without an effective off-season schedule, there is a part of me that would sure love to get my preseason tickets refunded and jump right into the regular season. Man, I hate paying for preseason tickets.

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chiefcrazymorse

No. Not really because there is no collective bargaining agreement at the present moment. I'm not hoping this happens but since9/11 there have been many major structures in our world either crumble or change dramatically in the past 9 years. Consequently, it wouldn't surprise me at all if, in he next couple of years, the NFL that we currently know and admire has completely changed and looks nothing like the league we know now.

Lyle Graversen

I don't see that happening. If the NFL loses its appeal in the 8th district then one of two things will happen. They will realise they are out of options and sign a new CBA without the things the owners wanted (like a billion dollars and 18 game season) or if they still can't come together on a new CBA they will sign some kind of extension that would put the 2011 season under the 2010 rules. I think since the 2011 draft fell under the 2010 year that if they extended it another year then next year's draft would fall under the extension. Did that make any sense at all?

Pickle

Makes perfect sense. The way I seeing it play out is this: 1.) NFL loses appeal today. 2.) League year is not yet started. Draft continues as planned, no player trades allowed. 3.) NFL agrees to open training facilities on Friday. 4.) NFL starts the new NFL year on Monday, opening all transactions.

Wrave

You missed something Pickle 5. KC signs Sidney Rice

You misspelled Larry Fitzgerald's name.

No. Not really because there is no collective bargaining agreement at the present moment.

I'm not hoping this happens but since9/11 there have been many major structures in our world either crumble or change dramatically in the past 9 years. Consequently, it wouldn't surprise me at all if, in he next couple of years, the NFL that we currently know and admire has completely changed and looks nothing like the league we know now.

Did that make any sense at all?

Makes perfect sense. The way I seeing it play out is this:

1.) NFL loses appeal today.
2.) League year is not yet started. Draft continues as planned, no player trades allowed.
3.) NFL agrees to open training facilities on Friday.
4.) NFL starts the new NFL year on Monday, opening all transactions.