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<blockquote data-quote="bozz_2006" data-source="post: 489174" data-attributes="member: 513"><p>It's actually not easy to find succinct answers here. But it came about for the 1994 season as part of the 1993 collective bargaining agreement. Things were very tense in the years prior (player strikes, even) to this because the old agreement made it really tough for players to benefit from a true free agency; the old rules were heavily biased toward ownership. So the players sued and won (we lucked out and got Reggie White after the lawsuit settled). After the case was settled, the two sides had to get back together to negotiate a new CBA. Players got their free agency, but they didn't get it without concessions of their own. </p><p> </p><p>So, true free agency was a concession teams gave to players. The players conceded to a salary cap (which is why you don't see ridiculous $250M GUARANTEED contracts like you do in Major League Baseball, which has no cap). So, while that was a player concession, it's actually benefitted ownership and players alike. It levels the playing field for small-market teams, who simply don't have the earning ability (and thus, player-paying-ability) of large market teams.</p><p> </p><p>It's fascinating stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bozz_2006, post: 489174, member: 513"] It's actually not easy to find succinct answers here. But it came about for the 1994 season as part of the 1993 collective bargaining agreement. Things were very tense in the years prior (player strikes, even) to this because the old agreement made it really tough for players to benefit from a true free agency; the old rules were heavily biased toward ownership. So the players sued and won (we lucked out and got Reggie White after the lawsuit settled). After the case was settled, the two sides had to get back together to negotiate a new CBA. Players got their free agency, but they didn't get it without concessions of their own. So, true free agency was a concession teams gave to players. The players conceded to a salary cap (which is why you don't see ridiculous $250M GUARANTEED contracts like you do in Major League Baseball, which has no cap). So, while that was a player concession, it's actually benefitted ownership and players alike. It levels the playing field for small-market teams, who simply don't have the earning ability (and thus, player-paying-ability) of large market teams. It's fascinating stuff. [/QUOTE]
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