An arbiter has issued a 61-page ruling on NFLPA’s QB contract collusion grievance
The NFLPA’s collusion grievance as applied to the structure of NFL QBs, much in terms of guaranteed money, has resulted in a 61-page ruling from an arbiter.
The three QBs whom the grievance focused on primarily were:
- Lamar Jackson
- Kyler Murray
- Russell Wilson
Here are the contracts (years, total salary, guaranteed money) in question:
- Jackson (BAL) —-> 5-years—-$260M—-$185Mg
- Murray (ARI) —-> 5-years—-$230M—-$160Mg
- Wilson (DEN) —-> 5-years—-$245M—-$165Mg
The similarity of the contracts would appear to follow a common structure.
After Deshaun Watson’s 5-year contract in 2022 worth $230M with all $230M guaranteed, who could blame the NFL owners for pushing back on fully guaranteed contracts of this size and magnitude?
Now that the 61-page ruling has been sent to the NFLPA and NFL, pundits like NBC’s Mike Florio are wondering why the ruling hasn’t been made public. Link:
NFL, NFLPA continue to hide ruling from collusion grievance – NBC Sports
What apparently has been interpreted from the ruling is that, according to Florio:
“It was a mixed result. The NFLPA won, to the extent that evidence of collusion was found. The NFL won, to the extent that no money was awarded to any of the players.”
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