The NFL and NFL Players Association created a confidentiality agreement that obscured the arbitration agreement details, revealing that league executives, including Roger Goodell, pushed team owners to limit player salaries. An arbitration ruling from Christopher Droney found no evidence of collusion regarding Deshaun Watson's contract, yet determined the NFLPA provided significant evidence of attempts to restrict player pay. Such actions may violate the collective bargaining agreement established between the NFL and the union, shedding light on internal forces affecting player compensation policies.
The NFL and senior leaders of the NFL Players Association struck an unusual confidentiality agreement that hid the details of an arbitration agreement from players, including a finding that league executives had urged team owners to reduce player compensation.
On Jan. 14, arbitrator Christopher Droney ruled there wasn't sufficient evidence of collusion by owners after the record, fully guaranteed contract signed by quarterback Deshaun Watson in 2022.
Any such collusion to keep salaries down would violate the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the union.
Droney concluded that the NFLPA showed 'by a clear preponderance of the evidence' that commissioner Roger Goodell and the league's general counsel Jeff Pash had urged owners to restrict player salaries.
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