A Ton of NFL Players Are Blasting the League's New CBA on Twitter
By Michael Luciano
The NFL's players voted to adopt new collective bargaining agreement, which institutes a 17-game regular season and an extra team added to each conferences playoff, by a tally of 1,019 for and 959 against.
As evidenced by the narrow nature of the vote, this isn't a proposal that every player is keen on. Seattle Seahawks safety Quandre Diggs took issue with the fact the league didn't add an additional bye week, claiming the "yes" voters were "bamboozled."
Chicago Bears wide receiver Allen Robinson was much more direct in his remarks, calling the now-approved CBA "trash."
When Indianapolis Colts tight end Eric Ebron pined for a better deal when the current one runs out in 2030, Robinson took issue with the notion that some players voted "yes" simply out of fear of a work stoppage.
San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dante Pettis did not sound thrilled with the vote, as his emoji usage signals he was likely one of the 959 "no" votes.
Green Bay Packers defensive back Adrian Amos even predicted that players will start "load management" after the institution of the 17th game.
Keep in mind that dozens or perhaps hundreds of other players feel precisely same way, and some are even more upset that this CBA got passed. 49% of the league's players didn't believe that this collective bargaining agreement was the right thing to approve, so the opinions of the likes of Amos and Robinson are far from outliers.