re: Why is football such a target in the media?

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Why would any of that preclude the media for roasting the NFL for not providing proper protection, preventative measures, post-career healthcare, etc.

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the union didn't negotiate for any of these. the union specifically fought to give up their cut for retired players

the NFL doesn't "provide" these things. the NFL and the NFLPA negotiate for each of these things. the NFLPA wanted more money and didn't care to negotiate for safety. that's their choice and they should have to live with it

why is it the NFL's fault that the NFLPA chose money over safety?

how is it somehow moral to force the NFL to pay the NFLPA while the NFLPA gets 100% of the revenue it negotiated for?

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How about the league denying the CTE link and attempting to squelch the controversy for years?

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they hired experts

the NFLPA could have done so. or used the existing literature as a basis to negotiate. it negotiated for other benefits

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How does that make them look?

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if you're looking at the scenario rationally, it makes them look like a party who negotiated a CBA

now if you want an emotional analysis allowed to be done after the fact? you can spin it to make them look evil

now you could do the same with the NFLPA, and it would fit moreso, yet we don't see the same thing. why?