CBS Sports : reported that Richard Sherman says NFL players need to 'be willing to strike' for better salaries

In short, yes, NFL players probably need to be willing to miss games if they want to get better contracts. NFL contracts? Things like "Brook Lopez is making the same amount as Drew Brees" happen and NFL players get all kinds of miffed about it. For starters, it is substantially harder for the entire NFL players union to organize a strike than it is for other sports. "If we want as the NFL, as a union, to get anything done, players have to be willing to strike.

Richard Sherman of Seattle Seahawks says NFL players need willingness to strike to get bigger salaries

(1:18)Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says NFL players would have to be willing to strike in order to get huge guaranteed contracts like the ones being signed this offseason by NBA players. Richard Sherman addresses the need to strike to get things accomplished in the NFL, similar to how the NBA and MLB have instituted change. Editor's Picks Watkins dreams of NBA-sized contracts in NFL Bills wide receiver Sammy Watkins is promoting for him and fellow NFL players to get paid like NBA stars. "NBA players like KD and LeBron are sitting there taking two-year deals like it's nothing," Sherman said. "If we want as the NFL, as a union, to get anything done, players have to be willing to strike.

Seahawk Richard Sherman says NFL players need to strike to get NBA-style contracts

Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman says NFL players may need to strike to get contracts like players in the NBA and MLB. Count Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman as the latest NFL player to raise an eyebrow at some of the contracts being handed out to NBA players and say that football players may need to strike to get compensated similarly. "NBA players like KD (Kevin Durant) and LeBron (James) are sitting there taking two-year deals like it's nothing," Sherman said. "If we want as the NFL, as a union, to get anything done, players have to be willing to strike," Sherman said during an interview before attending the ESPYs Wednesday night. It worked out for them."The comments drew an interesting reaction on twitter from the NFLPA (National Football League Players Association) which responded "What he said."Sherman is Seattle's NFLPA player representative.


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