Who will be the first NFL player...

• hilliardfan

  ...to mention "slavery" or "Not being slaves to the owners" during the strike/lockout? Also I'm sure someone will mention the need to feed their families.
• thavoice

  Well they do need to feed their families, and pay for their dog fighting operations.
  
  I think it will be civil for a bit..........both sides will pretty much keep their mouths shut...but you can guarentee a player will pop off.
  
  I was not aware they decertified before...ut that was well before I was a heavy follower I guess.
  
  Could get ugly.....and ust something to entertain us until the season starts.
  
  and yes.there will be a season
• Skyhook79

  

  
  
  
  http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1108114/index.htm
• End of Line

  

  thavoice;708897 wrote:Well they do need to feed their families, and pay for their dog fighting operations.
  
  I think it will be civil for a bit..........both sides will pretty much keep their mouths shut...but you can guarentee a player will pop off.
  
  I was not aware they decertified before...ut that was well before I was a heavy follower I guess.
  
  Could get ugly.....and ust something to entertain us until the season starts.
  
  and yes.there will be a season

  
  I'm pretty sure these guys make (way too much in my eyes) enough to pay for some groceries.
• gerb131

  

  Great picture of Boomer and Wicky Wacky
• trep14

  hilliardfan;708888 wrote:...to mention "slavery" or "Not being slaves to the owners" during the strike/lockout? Also I'm sure someone will mention the need to feed their families.

  
  If I had to hedge my bets, I would guess Antonio Cromartie. He seems dumb enough and loud enough to say something like that publicly.
• Mulva

  

  trep14;709052 wrote:If I had to hedge my bets, I would guess Antonio Cromartie. He seems dumb enough and loud enough to say something like that publicly.

  
  Except he already spoke up a couple of months ago, and he called out the NFLPA.
• justincredible

  

  The_Crosby_Show;709028 wrote:I'm pretty sure these guys make (way too much in my eyes) enough to pay for some groceries.

  
  Don't NFL players make the least amount, on average, of the major professional sports?
• justincredible

  

  Mulva;709069 wrote:Except he already spoke up a couple of months ago, and he called out the NFLPA.

  
  Yeah. Cromartie has apologized a few times through twitter to the fans. The guy just wants to play football.
• Skyhook79

  

  justincredible;709075 wrote:Don't NFL players make the least amount, on average, of the major professional sports?

  The short answer is yes but...
  
  
  http://www.ehow.com/info_7795361_average-pro-sports-salary.html
• silverknights09

  Well professional athletes aren't the smartest when it comes to spending money. A lot of them probably need to play football this season to avoid going broke because they live such expensive lifestyles. Cars, houses, failed fastfood chains, etc
• september63

  

  Ochocinco will bring up the "slave" to the owners thing first.
• OQB

  

  silverknights09;709905 wrote:Well professional athletes aren't the smartest when it comes to spending money. A lot of them probably need to play football this season to avoid going broke because they live such expensive lifestyles. Cars, houses, failed fastfood chains, etc

  
  
  haha that is funny!
  
  
  
  I'd venture to bet on a guy like Cromartie or James Harrison since he has had so many problems with the league recently, and made comments about paying fines, and how he needs to save for his kids college etc...
• Sage

  

  Some fine logic going on in this thread.
  
  How are some of you people able to work jobs which pay you enough so you can afford internet? Is our society really this fucked?
• stroups

  

  Albert Hayn..... oh wait
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  justincredible;709078 wrote:Yeah. Cromartie has apologized a few times through twitter to the fans. The guy just wants to play football.

  
  the guy just wants to pay his child support, that's why he wants to play football.
• thavoice

  IF there is no season wonder how many will try to have their child support reduced, a la Barry Bonds, during the lockout. He was paying like an insane amount in support...like 30k a month, and wanted it lowered to like 10 when the strike was in force.
  
  Shit...for 30k a month...i woulday had Bonds's kid!!!!!1
• Nate

  Who was the dude that was made at God for dropping the TD pass? I can't think off the top of my head.
  
  I think it'll be him.
• Raw Dawgin' it

  

  Nate;712993 wrote:Who was the dude that was made at God for dropping the TD pass? I can't think off the top of my head.
  
  I think it'll be him.

  
  Steve Johnson
• Nate

  Raw Dawgin' it;713001 wrote:Steve Johnson

  
  Thank you. Couldn't think of it for the life of me.
• Firad

  

  Just heard on Sports Center before they went to the break that one of the players was comparing the NFL to modern day slavery. I'm waiting to see who it is.
• vball10set

  september63;710097 wrote:Ochocinco will bring up the "slave" to the owners thing first.

  
  I'll go with TO
• Firad

  

  vball10set;713053 wrote:I'll go with TO

  
  Apparently it was Adrian Peterson.
  
  http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/03/adrian-peterson-players-place-in-nfl-like-modern-day-slavery/1
• Art Modell

  

  Vikings RB. Adrian Petersen. Its on profootballtalk.com
• bases_loaded

  

  Who forgot to lock the door before coming upstairs?