(原文摘录於ESPN) NFL球员工会跟联盟在2011年达成的CBA即将要到期. 有监於十年前谈判破裂後联盟封馆, 让没有理财准备的球员们很快的坐吃山空投降,签下了对资方一面倒的CBA先例. 这一回 NFLPA早早的对旗下球员们进行理财宣导. 费城老鹰队的工会代表Malcolm Jenkins认为这次谈判的重点应该在於如何让球队跟球员 间的关系从劳资双方转换成合作夥伴: Really this negotiation is about, 'How do we move from the position of ownership and players to partners in the business of football? That's how we see it. We play; they provide the field. Within the business of football, we should be partners. 公会理事DeMaurice Smith在今年花了六个礼拜到每一个球队开说明会,主要的诉求是要 球员们重视理财的重要性. 他的幻灯片强调"WORK STOPPAGE IS COMING. #STAYREADY." Smith建议球员们至少存下薪水的50%以备不时之需. NFL球员的平均年薪是2.1M,在球季中 分17次发饷. 估计扣税後每人会拿到九十到一百万不等. 如果存一半的话代表每个球员 将会有五十万美金的生活费来支持一年的生计. ESPN对NFL球员做的调查显示,现在的球员们的理财观相较起十年前大有改善,但是还是有 很多改进的空间. 前Denver Broncos球员Ryan Harris表示2011年时球员们根本不把破产 当一回事. 甚至有人在钱花光後找Harris一开口就是借钱七万五千块 "There were some big-time guys. It was not like guys were asking for 500 bucks. Teammates were asking me for $75,000. I'm like, 'Dude, what are you doing this month that you have a $75,000 need?'" 老鹰球员Brandon Graham当年还是菜鸟,但是他说也有队友跟他一借就是六位数. 到了 2011年七月,联盟估计四分之一的球员陷入财务困难. 有球员开始向经纪人动脑筋,开口 说如果不借钱给我我就跳槽到某某经纪公司. 有这些前车之监,NFLPA在还没有开始谈判CPA之前就开始教育球员们开源节流. 在2017 年通过把所有电玩肖像权的收益全部留下当作预防停工长期抗战的本钱. 很多球员表示 ESPN的纪录片30 for 30单元Broke是很棒的教材. 但是要让球员们齐心一力的为了停工做准备并不是这麽简单. NFL球员薪资分布不均, 像是Chiefs的Travis Kelce一年拿10M,而他的菜鸟队友同是tight end的David Wells 只拿到最低薪资49万5千. 而且一般非明星球员随时都有可能被裁,马上面临失业风险. 要大家都一起存钱不是喊喊口号就办得到. 很多新人刚进联盟觉得成为职业球员就是发财了,谈什麽理财很难听得进去. 在Broncos 赢了Super Bowl以後,进攻线球员们到Las Vegas庆功. 两个菜鸟上了Ryan Harris的车 手上提着五万块现金,Harris问他们拿这麽多钱做什麽,他们说要去买珠宝. Harris 这时指着坐在前座的一名明星球员说"你觉得他有多少珠宝或名表? 一个也没有." 然後 他从手机上找出Bill Gates的照片说"你觉得他有多少条金链子?" 两名菜鸟哑口无言. 但是当Harris被问到说这几年来情况有没有好转,Harris直接了当的说"没有". 很多 球队的工会代表对联盟球员的财务状况表示同样的忧心. 刚人中锋 Maurkice Pouncey 表示 "You can't tell a guy what to do, but you can always have eyes on them and be like, 'You don't really need that,' you know what I mean? I think we just do a good job overall as a team, as an organization, trying to reflect that into the guys and tell them to do that. Hopefully every other team's like that, because it's going to get real. I know football season is taking away some of the views on that type of story, but as soon as the season ends, it's going to be the only thing people are going to be talking about." -- See everybody's working to hold on to what they know So I guess I kept believe in my tonight will never go Some spend a lifetime searchin' trying to figure out When hell stops and heaven begins How soon is now? --

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