I don't know of any co. that carries their former employees for life with continued health insurance. You are probably hearing them talk about COBRA going into Medicare with a supplement which is "on them now" once they retire paying the whole premium which is very expensive. COBRA allows the former employee to stay on with that particular health insurance carrier and not be dropped immediately(in case they are uninsurable because of pre-existing conditions).
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Everyone that pays nflpa dues so even some free agents who aren't on a team.

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Smart move by the owners to give a really nice raise to the bottom feeders of the league. Better benefits for them and so forth. It's a dirt cheap investment by the owners to get the 17th game, extra playoff games, and a bigger TV contract.
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An update on our CBA vote: pic.twitter.com/d8P5KoFYP6

— NFLPA (@NFLPA) March 9, 2020

Lol this is getting old
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Sounds to me like they aren’t getting the turnout they thought they would.
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All talk no action

Interesting from @TomPelissero: #Packers QB Aaron Rogers, #Texans DL JJ Watt, and #Seahawks QB Russell Wilson were not present for the NFLPA meeting. All three have been vocal about voting against the new CBA… but were not there to state their case.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 9, 2020

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Of course not. That was all grandstanding bs. They’re rich either way. What do they care?
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Russell Okung, one of the most outspoken opponents of the proposed Collective Bargaining Agreement, filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board on Monday, Ken Belson of the New York Times reports.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...-negotiations/
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I asked my lawyers @meiselasb and @markgeragos to review all 456 pages of the proposed CBA. Attached is their summary. It’s a bigger disaster than we could have imagined pic.twitter.com/sWXJwJw7YA

— Eric Reid (@E_Reid35) March 9, 2020

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I bet that you could find a lawyer for the owners that will write up just as compelling of an argument that the agreement is a great deal for the players. Funny thing about lawyers. You pay them to support your opinions. This means nothing. Reid went in there asking them to find problems to persuade others because he is against it.
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Apparently some players have asked to be able to change their votes and were denied.
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The NFLPA is a shitshow.
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Players act like they havr power. They dont and Okung is insane if he thinks he will win. The damn thing gives the 48% revenue. Thats somehow and insult. This is proof that players dont think like regular people.
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No the players are out of their league in these sorts of negotiations imo.

They need to do what the owners do, hire a professional to handle their affairs. There is a reason Roger makes 40m a year. Players vote in some dude and think they can get what they want. Never going to happen. If they didn’t want to play 17 games every star player should have been saying so all fucking year.
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Maybe so, but I think his lawyers make a valid point about the 10-year situation. Owners want to lock stuff down, knowing that the TV money is going to explode during the next 10 years. That's probably not a great deal for the players. I think the players should be pushing to knock this down to a 5-6 year deal.
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