Link: Tony Richardson Writes on Lockout

A high tide is supposed to raise all boats, but with an owners’ lockout of the players looming, Jets Fullback Tony Richardson wrote an Op-Ed in the Huffington Post about the current issues between owners and players, highlighting the fact that owners are crying poor, without showing what’s in their pockets. Despite this economic success, the owners are openly threatening a lockout, demanding that the players give up $1 billion in our portion of revenues. The owners have claimed these changes are needed to maintain the NFL’s fiscal health, yet they refuse to open their financial books to let us make an informed decision about whether to agree to the request. This is unfortunate because a lockout is not only harmful to the long-term success of league, it would have a devastating impact on local businesses. In New York/New Jersey, NFL game days are critical to the surrounding communities and workers at New Meadowlands Stadium, who rely upon games to support their families. The av...