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<blockquote data-quote="El Guapo" data-source="post: 909206" data-attributes="member: 5830"><p>There was not much of a players union to speak of in Lombardi's era. If I remember, it started in the late 50s with a motto of clean socks and jocks. The teams had the upper hand. </p><p></p><p>The players have much of the control these days. They are also controlled by the agents, who push them to not "ruin it" for the other players out there by taking a low-ball offer. Obviously, that's just fluff to maximize their cut of the players' salaries but it works.</p><p></p><p>At the same time, these guys aren't dumb. One play could end their physical well-being for the rest of their lives. Yes, Rodgers has enough to cover being a quadriplegic for the rest of his life. However, once you reach the elite level for most of them it's also a status issue to be paid at the highest level.</p><p></p><p>Yes sir - greed is alive and well in sports, as strong as it has ever been but just shifting from the owners to the players.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="El Guapo, post: 909206, member: 5830"] There was not much of a players union to speak of in Lombardi's era. If I remember, it started in the late 50s with a motto of clean socks and jocks. The teams had the upper hand. The players have much of the control these days. They are also controlled by the agents, who push them to not "ruin it" for the other players out there by taking a low-ball offer. Obviously, that's just fluff to maximize their cut of the players' salaries but it works. At the same time, these guys aren't dumb. One play could end their physical well-being for the rest of their lives. Yes, Rodgers has enough to cover being a quadriplegic for the rest of his life. However, once you reach the elite level for most of them it's also a status issue to be paid at the highest level. Yes sir - greed is alive and well in sports, as strong as it has ever been but just shifting from the owners to the players. [/QUOTE]
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