Tom Brady owns a portion of the Raiders. That’s part of the management. In a recent podcast appearance, Brady shared his thoughts on one of the collective bargaining realities of playing in the NFL – the fine system for on-field violations.
And Brady took a clearly anti-management and pro-player stance.
“What they start doing is they start fining you $50,000, $75,000,” Brady said. stay connected to football podcast. “And I’m saying, like, i hate him. I hate the fact that, like, you sign a contract for $2 million a year, $5 million a year, and it’s very easy for somebody to say, ‘Give me $75,000. Give me $50,000. Oh, this is your second offense? That’s $100,000. This is your third offense, $200,000.’ . . .
“What job in the world is like that? Where you make a mistake at your job, and they come in, they say, ‘Hey, we’ll take your pay.’ And then people say, ‘Yeah, you should take his salary.'”
The NFL Players Association would completely agree with this specific NFL owner. That’s something Brady needs to remember. Even when he is not wearing his ownership hat, he is still a member of the ownership. And the NFL doesn’t like it when owners start saying things that could undermine some of the league’s rights under the CBA.
This means that, the next time Brady gives an interview, someone should ask him what he thinks about grass vs. turf. Or 18 regular-season games. Or reducing players’ share of the revenue pie.
And the NFLPA should pay close attention, and take note.
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