A memo was sent to players and agents on Tuesday by the NFL Players Association’s Executive Director, DeMaurice Smith, saying that the 2010 season will likely be played without a salary cap.
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The likelihood of a new collective bargaining agreement being reached before the March 5th deadline is slim, which will give the NFL its first uncapped season since 1993. The union’s most recent proposal is an offer to keep the current system for another year, which would allow for further negotiations, but still keep some cap for the upcoming season.
“While we are doing all that we can to reach a fair agreement with the NFL before the start of the 2010 league year,” Smith wrote, “it appears likely that no new CBA will be reached and the 2010 season will be uncapped.”
Having no salary cap means that teams with more money could spend unlimited amounts of money to get free agents, while teams who are struggling will have to cut costs to stay viable, which obviously affects the fairness of competition and allows teams to be ‘stacked’ with the best of the best. If they are unable to reach a deal before the next season, it could affect the league in critical ways causing a work stoppage and putting the future of the league in jeopardy.
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