MARCO ISLAND, FLA. (AP) —Players have written back to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, responding to his letter to them by saying: “Your statements are false.”
In a four-page letter Saturday, players tell Goodell the owners’ demands would result in the “worst economic deal for players in major pro sports.”
The letter is signed by the 11 members of the NFL Players Association’s executive committee.
Goodell wrote all active NFL players Thursday, outlining the league’s description of its last proposal and cautioning that each day “puts our game and our shared economics further at risk.”
Goodell ended the letter by saying: “I hope you will encourage your union to return to the bargaining table and conclude a new collective bargaining agreement.”
