🏈 #1 NFL draft pick (2024) wants ownership as part of his deal

[underpants]

Posting this in GD as it is labor related.
Caleb Williams (U So. Cal) will almost certainly be the first pick next year. The part about the Jets concerns Aaron Rodgers who tried to get equity into his contract.


Per multiple sources, the representatives of USC quarterback Caleb Williams had been making it known to prospective agents that Williams wants partial ownership of the team that selects him in 2024, if he declares for the draft.

The Jets never had to say “no,” because the league did it for the Jets — and every other team — last week.

It feels like an antitrust violation. And it’s potentially collusion, if giving a player equity is not prohibited by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and if the new rule was passed without bargaining between the league and the union.

Actually, that could be the angle for attacking this. It’s quite possibly collusive on its face. If it was possible to give players equity before the NFL recently changed the rules and if the NFL changed the rules without negotiating with the union, the decision to prevent all teams from giving players equity amounts to collusion.

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/aaron-rodgers-caleb-williams-were-among-the-players-jostling-for-equity

[DemocratInPa]

1. Sorry

After watching him against the first real D he played this year Saturday, I wouldn't touch him.

His demands for a guy that never played a snap in the league is getting cringe worthy.

[gab13by13]

2. Looks to me like there is an I in team for Caleb.

[Ursus Rex]

6. There is definitely a "M E" mixed in there.

And I completely understand his urge to get paid, but he may overestimate his worth to a franchise, esp if he keeps playing like he did this past weekend.

[stopdiggin]

3. Hmmm. Doesn't the league routinely make decisions

(rulings?) about who can and can't be an 'owner'? And NASCAR hands down new rules for teams and cars virtually every season ... Is it collusion?

I'm glad to see the government (partially) come out of their long, long hibernation on things like anti-trust and monopoly. But sports leagues have long held a privileged 'carve out' on these issues. (as I understand it)

[AntivaxHunters]

4. Awesome!

Workers owning the means of production?
Sign me the hell up!

[newdayneeded]

5. This is a huge can of worms that'll

lead to distrust among players. I don't like it!

Just join the team Caleb, have a bang out rookie season and wait for your mere 45+ million a year....plus endorsements.

[617Blue]

7. Notre Dame just demolished USC and him look foolish.

Not great timing for this nonsense.

[Takket]

8. So there are 53 players on an nfl roster

How the heck is that supposed to work if they all want equity?

When you consider attrition rates that’s a terrible idea.

[genxlib]

9. This sounds like nonsense to me

The league has a very well defined (and long negotiated) salary cap structure.

Within that salary cap structure is a fairly well defined amount of money allowed for players.

Equity would be nearly impossible to quantify as part of the monetary calculations. For the most part, these teams are not publicly traded so they have no strict valuation beyond what a magazine says they are worth.

It would be a total mess.

[MistakenLamb]

10. Bears arent going to do that

That team will have to be clawed away from Virginia's cold dead hands

[Kid Berwyn]

11. Putting the Brinks armored car before the victory parade, wot?

Pat Mahomes is taking home $37.1 million from a $224.8 million team salary pool -- that's 16.5% of the payroll for 53 players.

Poor Matt Stafford's only making $20 million this year. A bargain.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/cap-hit/quarterback/

[MagickMuffin]

12. I would think the NFL and Teams would tell him he's not worth it

Such high demands for a little man, I mean what ambition.