Interview with Scott Fujita
Former Golden Bear Scott Fujita, now with the Cleveland Browns, was on campus Wednesday for a panel discussion organized by the UC Berkeley Labor Center. The discussion revolved around collective bargaining and anti-trust issues as they pertain to the world of professional sports, but especially the current NFL lockout. CALIFORNIA Magazine, the Berkeley alumni publication, sat down to talk with him before the event. Among other things, Fujita said the current labor dispute is really more between owners and owners, than a beef between owners and players. He also explained why, in his personal opinion, the NFL draft is "lame," and said if he had a son, there's "no way in hell" he'd let him play football. Read the interview here.
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Packers opening their books
probably because they won it all and they don’t have to worry about anything. Time for the others to do the same.
"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"
“CM: Were the players asking for anything in this renegotiated settlement?
SF: No. Not one thing other than for the owners to prove to us that they care about our health and safety."
If the owners were concerned about the players’ “health and safety,” there would not be an NFL. For the owners, it’s ALL about making money. It is the players who have to demand “health and safety” issues and collectively bargain for them.
Scott Fujita is smarter, bigger, and a better person than you.
Belee dat.
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Love the Fujitas. Love the interview.
I think they nail it on the head when they suggest that this is really a battle between one group of owners and the others. Rather than make concessions to their counterparts, Jerry Jones et al. are trying to squeeze the players. At least that’s the only rationale I can see behind the owners’ action. I’m hoping the players stay united, they get some help from the courts, and the owners’ solidarity gets profoundly tested.
Go Bears!
by California Pete on May 7, 2011 10:26 PM PDT reply actions

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