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00:00 So the league, which is, you know, it's contradictory to what they're selling.
00:06 They're selling right now that Goodell wants 18 games.
00:11 We talked about this last week.
00:13 And now you're telling me, but they're concerned.
00:17 The league, how many practices these NFL teams have in the off season.
00:22 That's hilarious to me.
00:24 So they don't want to practice, but they want them to play more.
00:27 And yet they're still selling those fraudulent preseason games that nobody cares about.
00:33 I couldn't give those tickets away if I gave ice cream cones with them.
00:36 So let me go back to the 11 CBA.
00:39 Scott, the Players Association wanted reduced practices.
00:43 They wanted players to have a real off season where they're not stressed.
00:47 It was actually the players who wanted this, Scott, not the clubs.
00:50 Particularly the coaches don't want this.
00:51 Coaches want to coach.
00:52 They want the players in there.
00:54 They want practice time.
00:55 And the owners were fine.
00:56 They were fine to do it because, look, the bottom line is they did a great deal in 2010.
01:02 There's no question about that.
01:03 Then the extension not too long ago is fantastic.
01:07 They got a 10-year extension.
01:08 So the owners are all for this.
01:09 The coaches don't like it, but the players wanted a relaxed off season.
01:14 They don't want to be taxed with anything.
01:16 But I'm telling you, the practices were pretty interesting.
01:19 Of course, in training camp, we don't have two-a-days anymore.
01:21 Those went out 20 years ago.
01:22 So it's changed.
01:24 It's why sometimes early in the season, I know coaches will tell me, tackling is usually
01:29 pretty poor.
01:30 Then it gets better because, remember, very few teams tackle, Scott.
01:33 Few players are taken to the ground in training camp.
01:35 So that's why you see some sloppiness early in the season.
01:38 So why do they force players due to bonuses to show up?
01:45 What is the point of that?
01:48 I don't really understand it.
01:49 Like, no one's hitting.
01:50 It's all walkthrough.
01:51 It's all coaching and training.
01:54 And teaching.
01:56 And yet there's guys like, look, so you're telling me that Gough just signed for $73
02:03 million signing bonus that he has to be there for what?
02:06 Tiddlywinks?
02:07 I don't understand.
02:08 He doesn't have to.
02:10 These camps, by the way, are voluntary.
02:11 But if a player agrees to a workout bonus, they've got to show up for a certain amount
02:16 of time.
02:16 It's usually 80, 90, or 100% participation in their off-season program.
02:21 By the way, there are not a lot of practices.
02:22 They're well reduced over the last two decades.
02:26 There's just not a lot of practice time.
02:27 And the coaches want them there to get the chemistry going, get the timing going.
02:31 Because as you know, Scott, very few veterans actually play in the preseason now.
02:36 We're reduced from four games to three.
02:38 So every rep counts, every practice counts.
02:40 And the clubs, general managers want these guys there.
02:44 But look, a lot of players don't care about the off-season.
02:46 If you're a multimillionaire, some guys will go, I don't care.
02:51 I'll forgo the 750 grand or a million bucks.
02:53 But I'm going to make 150 to 200 million over the course of my contract.
02:56 So it depends on the player.
02:58 Some players aren't making that much who get an extension.
03:01 They're going to show up because they want that off-season bonus.