The NFL’s collective bargaining agreement with players is set to expire in 2021 and there’s fear that another lockout or strike could be inevitable. To help players prepare for such a scenario, the NFL Players Association sent a memo to players about saving money for a possible work stoppage.
“That is something we’ve been preparing for,” Broncos cornerback Chris Harris said of a possible work stoppage. “You have to prepare for something like this, especially when we have a minority of guys that don’t make that much money — they make a lot of money but it’s not enough to really hold on for them and their families for that time period if we did have a longer work stoppage.
“We’ve been saving up as a Union and being able to prepare for this, so if it goes long then guys should be ready.”
The last time the CBA expired, in 2011, there was a five-month lockout. The two sides were able to work out an agreement in time for the season. The league would like to have a new CBA in place well before 2021 but that may prove to be wishful thinking.
