Collusion.
Collusion is a term often aimed at NFL owners by players, former players and of course the NFLPA and its Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. They use it regularly when market conditions fluctuate in a way that don’t align with their collective goals and objectives. Collusion can also be a convenient excuse, used in a similar way that under-qualified job applicants point to unfair hiring practices when their skills and experiences aren’t even in the same area code as the job requirements.
Collusion has been kicked around regularly by all of the above and many in the media when the subject of Lamar Jackson’s elusive long-term contract is brought up.