During the negotiations for the last collective bargaining agreement, the NFLPA rejected the opportunity to fight for, say, decentralized disciplinary power of the commissioner. Instead, they went to the wall for reduced contact in the offseason.
And at least one of their members wishes they hadn’t.
Giants linebacker Jon Beason said he misses the days of two-a-days and more padded practices, and thinks the game would be better with them.
“I miss that,” Beason said, via Tom Rock of Newsday. “The new CBA, I understand that they’re taking care of guys’ bodies and everything has changed so much.