You Know it’s Hood When the Controller Needs AA Batteries

Summary: #letstalkaboutit XFL Debut in L.A. Kenny’s points CBA Negotiations https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1230328127534043139?s=20 https://twitter.com/KaplanSportsBiz/status/1230267489885544448?s=20 https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1230504775306838019?s=20 Under the current transformational CBA proposal that NFL owners are pushing for, there would be more drama at the end of the regular season...and six - six! - games on wild-card weekend. Imagine three wild-card games on Saturday, then three more Sunday. More on the transformational CBA proposal now on the table, per sources: As part of the new deal, players go from 47% share under current deal to 48% share at 16 games, and then to 48.5% share if they go to 17 games, shifting $5 billion of revenue to players’ side. 2019: Pittsburgh (8-8) and Los Angeles (9-7) 2018: Pittsburgh (9-6-1) and Minnesota (8-7-1) 2017: Baltimore (9-7) and Detroit (9-7) 2016: Tennessee (9-7) and Tampa Bay (9-7) 2015: New York Jets (10-6) and Atlanta (8-8) 2014: Houston (9-7) and Philadelphia (10-6) 2013: Pittsburgh (8-8) and Arizona (10-6) 2012: Pittsburgh (8-8) and Chicago (10-6) 2011: Tennessee (9-7) and Chicago (8-8) 2010: San Diego (9-7) and New York Giants (10-6) Also, @MikeSilver reported NFL owners will summit in New York at the end of the week. Doesn't feel like the sides are on the verge of a deal (as canceling a meeting would indicate), but talks have been in a good place generally. So maybe things come together. Fournette and Sherman not with the shits: https://www.si.com/nfl/jaguars/news/jaguars-leonard-fournette-on-reportedly-proposed-cba-i-disagree-with-the-17-games?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.comxid=socialflow_twitter_si https://twitter.com/RVacchianoSNY/status/1230492760848977920?s=20 Funding Rule Issue: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/02/19/funding-rule-remains-one-of-the-biggest-impediments-to-a-new-cba/ Before NFL teams became the cash factories that they now are, the union wanted to ensure that guaranteed payments would indeed be paid, by requiring a large percentage of the future guarantees to be placed into escrow. Now that each and every NFL franchise has become Big-Ass Money, LLC, teams have relied on the funding rule to justify a refusal to offer significant future guarantees, claiming that they don’t want to have to put future millions into escrow. The league is now being pressured to ditch the funding rule as part of the ongoing CBA discussions. And the league is resisting for now. NFL Combine Not in: https://mavensports.io/nfl/talkoffame/nfl/no-denying-north-texas-qb-mason-fine-as-nfl-prospect-despite-combine-snub-XHf6blH5vkW7JmNEB5ExRQ Seattle's Doug Baldwin, Tennessee's Malcolm Butler, New England's Julian Edelman, Denver's Chris Harris and Minnesota's Adam Thielen all became megastars in the NFL despite not getting an invite to the combine. Tua not throwing, Auburn top prospect declined too Prospects gonna blow it up: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2876479-college-football-players-who-will-be-future-nfl-combine-star#slide1 McVay, Rams and Broncos taking different approach to combine; https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2875699-nfl-teams-destined-for-disaster-in-2020-free-agency#slide5 https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2020/02/19/nfl-rams-sean-mcvay-combine-draft/ #TakeOrTangent Greg Robinson caught with 157 pounds of Mota Lane wanted Calvin over Russell https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2877123-lane-kiffin-wanted-raiders-to-draft-calvin-johnson-over-jamarcus-russell-in-2007 Taysom Hill says he’s a starting quarterback. Media compares him to Lamar Jackson and Sports Twitter exploded. ZaDarius Smith says Aaron Rodgers could play another 10 years Mr 30-30 Club himself Jameis Winston has corrective lasik eye surgery Darius Leonard feels disrespected by not even being included in defensive player of the year award consideration. LaMarr Houston, former...