Foote became angry when he read in a Detroit newspaper about the Lions forcing employees to take unpaid furloughs because of the lockout. Many teams have done this, including the Baltimore Ravens, who this week rescinded a 25 percent pay cut for office staff and repaid them the money after it became public. "That's ridiculous. We all know through this lockout owners aren't losing money, they're making money," Foote said. "They pay us $1,000 a week just to work out. Roster bonuses haven't been paid." They also don't have to pay health insurance, contribute to the pension fund, pay for medical issues, pay for lunches during the spring workouts and much more. "To lay people off to save money," Foote exclaimed. "I don't know who they're trying to fool. How the heck are they laying people off? I don't get that part. That ain't right right there. That's affecting people's lives; they're not making millions of dollars, many of them are going check to check. "It's the first time I actually got mad when I read that the other day. They're going too far. That's ridiculous now. The owners are starting to make themselves look like the big companies that move people outside the country. I'm not talking about the Rooneys, I know what they're cut from."
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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