Collective Bargaining Agreements Coming up for NFL, NBA and MLS

Commissioners of these leagues couldn’t have timed these talks any better. Union officials from these three leagues are going to have a hard time arguing the economic struggles that all sports are having right now. Ticket revenue is down, corporate sponsors are harder and harder to come by and television deals will be declining in revenue in the near future. Players from these leagues have had it pretty good for a while and now it’s time for them to suffer a bit. I think these agreements coming up will see either the status quo or rollbacks. Players, Union officials and League management understand the task ahead of them. I believe if each side gives a little; the negotiations should come out ok. Unfortunately when guys get in the room sometimes it’s not that easy.