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May 22, 2012PFT has the story (as they always seem to do) about the Cowboys and Redskins losing in arbitration over the cap penalties that the NFL imposed against them. While there might be room for further debate on the topic, the statement from the teams sounds conciliatory.
“We pursued our salary cap claim pursuant to the CBA and we respect and will abide by the arbitrator’s decision to dismiss. We will continue to focus on our football teams and the 2012 season,” the statement says.
ProFootballTalk and its leader Mike Florio have mostly sided with Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder on the issue. The idea that they could be penalized for doing something outside the rules in a year with no rules does smell a bit funny. But as I’ve said time and again, it isn’t even really a big punishment. The two teams won’t have to pay any additional money, so it’s hard to categorize this as a penalty. In the end it seems more like a restatement of finances or an accounting switch.
[Related: Explaining the Cap Penalties on the Cowboys and Redskins]
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Hooray! Living in Richmond, there was an insufferable outroar from the Redskins fans in the area including the local radio hosts (both of whom are Philly guys strangely enough). If an unbiased arbitrator saw it as being totally legit for the NFL to do this, maybe they will all cool off some.
haha. you think they will cool off.
you think its great there? i live in ashburn, location of redskins training camp and redskins park. its even better up here, believe me
I 100% believe you… yikes
You REALLY believe that the arbitrator was unbiased?? Seriously? You must have voted for Obama and still believe in hope and change too… I’ve got some bridge property that you might be interested in buying…
Um, yes. By definition that’s what an arbitrator is. If you don’t believe that, I’ve got some swampland to sell you.