Mr. WEO

Their case in general would be weak, given the court's established refusal to override bargained for agreements. I wouldn't be surprised if they asked for one either.

Not really. The NFL is clearly challenging the decision to give him only 6 games. Also, why would the NFLPA's decision not to appeal the suspension decide not to attempt to seek an injunction if they sue in federal court? It would be a suit they have a low chance of winning so wouldn't their strategy be to get Watson playing week 1 if possible while the court hears the case. Are they precluded from doing so?

That didn't happen as much back in the day

https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/news/los-angelees-aaron-donald-espn-hall-of-fame https://www.timesonline.com/story/sports/2022/02/15/super-bowl-win-seals-it-aaron-donald-best-defensive-player-ever/6797758001/ https://www.nfl.com/news/top-three-nfl-defensive-players-of-all-time-aaron-donald-lawrence-taylor-among-a https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/06/07/aaron-rodgers-packers-compromise-nfl-fmia-peter-king/ https://athlonsports.com/nfl/25-greatest-defensive-linemen-nfl-history I'll stop there. Come on....

It would be hard to argue that the NFL, by appealing the decision, "did not challenge" the decision.

what if that's his goal?

It's all part of the show that the NFL has created out of this mess--all for our viewing/and reading pleasure. Watson's awful human habits have been an unexpected boon to the NFL this off season.

Maybe they got tired of Aaron Rodgers's BS last year. As of 2 summers ago: "These Are the Most Incredible Active Sellout Streaks in Sports Andrew Lisa June 2, 2020·12 min read In 1959, Dwight Eisenhower was president, no one had heard of the Beatles yet, and the Green Bay Packers were playing to sold-out crowds at a stadium that had yet to be renamed Lambeau Field. Fast forward nearly 60 years, and the two surviving Beatles are in their late 70s, Ike is a footnote in history, and the Packers are still playing to sold-out crowds at Lambeau. The most dramatic sellout streaks can span generations and even lifetimes, and they galvanize teams and unify fans. Some attendance records cluster around sports dynasties, while others seem to last forever no matter how the team performs. Either way, one truth is undeniable: When it comes to the business of sports, capacity crowds always are welcome. The Packers also stand out, however, for their astonishing 60-year sellout streak, which has endured from 1959 to the present. Yet, in another oddity, the Packers don’t hold the longest sellout streak in one city. As of Nov. 4, 2018, they’d played 359 straight games in Green Bay, Wisconsin — fewer than the Denver Broncos’ 400 in a row in the Colorado capital — because they played 107 “home” games at Milwaukee County Stadium between 1960 and 1994, according to the Denver Post. The loyal fans in Milwaukee wanted to see the Packers closer to home."

accounts---up to 4 tickets each, doc

I've said so a few times. There's really no other explanation other than she is doing exactly what the NFL expected her to do--low ball the suspension so they could come in with righteous hammer dropping to quell the public disgust. Unfortunately she had to come up with a reason that really compromises her presumed legal intelligence.

Who knows 38,000 "season ticket holder accounts", up to 4 tickets each

Saints have gone completely limp. They're done.

She's just saying that the NFL should have collectively bargained for the suspension schedule for every number of murders conceivable--each listed separately so even an NFL player or his union rep could understand.

And yet GB has no trouble selling tickets at night in December...

I think you've surfaced too quickly too many times, scuba guy...

When posters say "At first I resisted clicking on Jerry Sullivan's latest article", it's pretty much an admission that they read everything he puts out. It's right up there with the endless posts along these lines: "if the NFL does (X), then I'm done with them", and "I stopped watching ESPN decades ago----I only watch it now when...." Total BS lol

If the NFL (as the final arbiter of suspensions) gives him 17 games, the 6 game suspension no longer exists. If the NFLPA sues in Federal court over the actual suspension, why wouldn't they seek an injunction so he could play until the case is decided? At least that could get him playing week 1, possibly more, until the court decision (6 or 17 games) is handed down.

Meanwhile... https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2022/05/20/twice-many-get-packers-season-tickets-but-over-140-000-waiting/9510134002/

Wouldn't the NFLPA seek and injunction if they sue over the NFL's coming suspension?

If you take a lot of Uber rides, you quickly appreciate the silent driver....

Sugar Ray would have ended him.

Is that Aaron Donald out there???? Oh, never mind. It's just Ed Oliver standing sideways...

Thad really shouldn't give out this information... The Bills have to be livid.

just got out of work who is broadcasting the game in ROC?