Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Players Pay Price for Booming NFL, Feb. 29, 2004; pp. 1C+.
"Television ratings, game attendance and revenues suggest the NFL (National Football League) is the most popular sports league in the country....But has the success come at a price for players, who have lower salaries than players in the other three major professional leagues and don't have guaranteed contracts like they do?" (SUN-SENTINEL) This article reveals how some feel pro football players lag behind the other major sports when it comes to contracts and union agreements and also compares labor agreements among the four major pro sports.
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National Basketball Association National Football League National Football League Players Association National Hockey League
Athletes--Salaries Collective labor agreements Football players Labor disputes Labor unions Major League Baseball Professional sports contracts