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In J.C. Smith's letter Saturday, he seems to have his facts wrong about the NFL Players Association and the owners. He states that a strike is looming when in fact the players have not threatened to strike.
The collective bargaining agreement expires March 4 and the speculation is that the owners will lock out the players. Big difference.
In Business 101, he states that the entrepreneur and the business owners are the risk-takers. Tell that to the players who leave the game because of concussions and broken-down bodies.
Do the players make a lot of money? Sure they do. Are they worth it? They are in the free enterprise nation that we live in and Mr. Smith, I'm sure, believes in. They are worth whatever the owners are willing to pay them. The owners can't control their own spending so they want someone else to control it for them.
Another fact that the letter failed to mention or wasn't aware of is that the league is guaranteed $4 billion from the television networks in 2011 even if there is no football. So don't feel too sorry for the owners.
So before he tells the boys let's get back to work, when in fact they have not left work, he should take a class in Facts 101.
Johnny V. Crumley
Gainesville