Two Carolina Panthers publicly criticize proposed CBA
Proposed CBA from NFL owners to the NFLPA met with Carolina Panthers criticism.
The NFLPA and NFL owners have been working to form a compromise ahead of the 2020 season. Adjustments, including more playoff teams perhaps this year and an additional game beginning next season, are part of the current agreement actively being voted on by Carolina Panthers players and all other teams across the league.
However, not every member of the NFLPA is on board with the current proposal. In order to pass the CBA needs only a half plus-one majority vote but there are some influential players who have been recently speaking out against the current terms. Two of these are Panthers safety Eric Reid and the soon-to-be acquired veteran offensive tackle, Russell Okung.
Okung filed a formal complaint against the NFLPA with the National Labor Relations Board due to the vote preceding without the normal required numbers. A vote typically only moves to the full league after being passed by two-thirds of the individual team representatives. On this measure, the tally was 17-14 to approve (one abstained), five short of proper progress but the vote was still put to the entire group since a simple majority were in favor.
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Reid called the situation, ‘a bigger disaster than we could have imagined’ on social media after having his lawyers review the entire proposal. All 456 pages were shredded by Reid’s counsel in just four of their own, with a focus on discrepancies overwhelmingly favoring ownership in terms of the deal’s length (10 years) and profitability.
Many players have already placed their vote but the deadline was extended until midnight on Saturday, March 14 for those who have not. Made to allow more time for review, an owner friendly outcome is not likely to be in jeopardy. It is expected players will pass the CBA, but at least two members of the Panthers roster have made their stance against the current terms clear.
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