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Originally Posted by monkeyman576
It's just weird that the MLB has garaunteed contracts and the NFL doesn't when NFL s the more contact heavy sport. Maybe that's actually part of it, there's more of a risk to the owners of injury, but if I were the players union rep I would bring up that there is significant risk to the players too, especially with concussions.
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The NFL has a hard salary cap. It's bad enough many players don't live up to their contracts as it is, but imagine having to carry bums multiple years after that. Play up to your contract and they won't release you. I don't know why people have a problem with that.