The NFL is docking the Washington Redskins $36 million and the Dallas Cowboys $10 million against the salary cap over the next two years (and spreading that extra cap room out among 28 other teams). What the NFL has done in this salary-cap case is a despicable abuse of the power. These teams declined to engage in collusion, even under threat of penalty from the league overseers. What the Redskins and Cowboys did was legal and what the league did was not.
We the undersigned support the following:
We believe that the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary should intervene in this case and show the NFL that it is not above the law.
The momentum behind this effort continues to grow as more people recognize the league's overreach. This level of engagement proves that the public demands accountability regarding these unfair salary cap penalties.
Reached 100 supporters
March 30, 2012
6 Comments
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Sarah Jordan
14 years ago
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Total overreach by Goodell. Why are they targeting teams for playing by the rules as they exist? This is pure corruption.
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Rachel Klein
14 years ago
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Fix this. Can't believe they are getting away with stealing that much money from these teams just because they want to control the market.
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Jason Moore
14 years ago
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Complete garbage. The owners shouldn't be penalized for not colluding during an uncapped year. Senate needs to step in now.
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Kevin Hamilton
14 years ago
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This is just bullying by the league office. Plain and simple.
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Dave Robinson
14 years ago
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NFL is a joke. They think they are above the law. Let the teams manage their own money.
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Mike Schmidt
14 years ago
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Ridiculous. The league needs to stop acting like they own everything and start following their own rules for once.
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The NFL is docking the Washington Redskins $36 million and the Dallas Cowboys $10 million against the salary cap over the next two years (and spreading that extra cap room out among 28 other teams). What the NFL has done in this salary-cap case is a despicable abuse of the power. These teams declined to engage in collusion, even under threat of penalty from the league overseers. What the Redskins and Cowboys did was legal and what the league did was not.
We the undersigned support the following:
We believe that the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary should intervene in this case and show the NFL that it is not above the law.
The momentum behind this effort continues to grow as more people recognize the league's overreach. This level of engagement proves that the public demands accountability regarding these unfair salary cap penalties.
Reached 100 supporters
March 30, 2012
6 Comments
S
Sarah Jordan
14 years ago
Featured
Total overreach by Goodell. Why are they targeting teams for playing by the rules as they exist? This is pure corruption.
R
Rachel Klein
14 years ago
Featured
Fix this. Can't believe they are getting away with stealing that much money from these teams just because they want to control the market.
J
Jason Moore
14 years ago
Featured
Complete garbage. The owners shouldn't be penalized for not colluding during an uncapped year. Senate needs to step in now.
K
Kevin Hamilton
14 years ago
Featured
This is just bullying by the league office. Plain and simple.
D
Dave Robinson
14 years ago
Featured
NFL is a joke. They think they are above the law. Let the teams manage their own money.
M
Mike Schmidt
14 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous. The league needs to stop acting like they own everything and start following their own rules for once.
Total overreach by Goodell. Why are they targeting teams for playing by the rules as they exist? This is pure corruption.