NFL

[Bruins Fan]

What I just heard on the radio is the NFLPA was going to hold it's own draft with the draftees at a different venue, and sell the TV.
It is kind of brilliant, but who would butt heads with the NFL, Ted Turner is a wild card he don't give a crap, HBO ?

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

What I just heard on the radio is the NFLPA was going to hold it's own draft with the draftees at a different venue, and sell the TV.
It is kind of brilliant, but who would butt heads with the NFL, Ted Turner is a wild card he don't give a crap, HBO ?

I'm sure finding a network would be the easy part. Even if they do its not the same thing as being at the real draft. If you are a top 10 prospect you would be crazy not to attend the real deal and get to walk across the stage. You only get to do it once. Not far for the NFLPA to ask these guys to do this, the lockout will be over in a few months no mater what but you missed out on a day you should never forget!

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

What I just heard on the radio is the NFLPA was going to hold it's own draft with the draftees at a different venue, and sell the TV.
It is kind of brilliant, but who would butt heads with the NFL, Ted Turner is a wild card he don't give a crap, HBO ?

So if the NFLPA holds a draft, where do they get drafted to? Do they come in as free agents?

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by Starscream

So if the NFLPA holds a draft, where do they get drafted to? Do they come in as free agents?

Anybody answer this question?

[Bruins Fan]

Originally Posted by Starscream

Anybody answer this question?

That's a good question,they have no contract so all agreements should be void and null.
There is talk of football being played without a agreement,if so what about the franchise tag?
They can't have it both ways.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by Bruins Fan

What I just heard on the radio is the NFLPA was going to hold it's own draft with the draftees at a different venue, and sell the TV.
It is kind of brilliant, but who would butt heads with the NFL, Ted Turner is a wild card he don't give a crap, HBO ?

Originally Posted by Starscream

So if the NFLPA holds a draft, where do they get drafted to? Do they come in as free agents?

Originally Posted by Starscream

Anybody answer this question?

From my understanding I don't think it's going to be a, "different" draft per se, but instead of the top prospects going up on stage and getting his picture taken with Commissioner Goodell, they'll be at another venue.

From the article:

The NFL Players Association is putting into place a plan that would prevent each top college prospect from attending next month's draft in New York, according to multiple league sources. The NFLPA already has contacted 17 top prospects who ordinarily would have received an invitation to attend the draft and informed them not to go.


Later Monday, a source said the edict is a recommendation, not an explicit order not to attend the draft. The source said the union plans to give the prospects the "same experience down the street."