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JB said:
"I wasn't stringing anyone along. I wasn't holding anyone hostage," Rodgers told "The Pat McAfee Show" in an appearance April 17. "I was honest from the jump about where I was at mentally and some of the constraints I have in my life right now that warrant my attention.
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You either play by Rodgers' rules or you don't...should be fun watching how Tomlin and Rodgers vibe, especially if mid-season rolls around and it looks like Tomlin’s staring down his first losing season. Could get awkward fast.
 
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You either play by Rodgers' rules or you don't...should be fun watching how Tomlin and Rodgers vibe, especially if mid-season rolls around and it looks like Tomlin’s staring down his first losing season. Could get awkward fast.
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No way this happens at the Steelers, and I'm positive they've talked about it. I don't see how "I run my own offense, not your offense" and "I only play with friends, so sign all these guys" happens in Pittsburgh.
 
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No way this happens at the Steelers, and I'm positive they've talked about it. I don't see how "I run my own offense, not your offense" and "I only play with friends, so sign all these guys" happens in Pittsburgh.
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Desperate times and all that…

Tomlin hasn’t had a playoff win since 2016. Rodgers has 4 MVPs but only one Superbowl and his legacy has taken a hit since leaving GB. Lets see how this plays out!
 
steelbtexan said:
The Carr family has never had a burning desire to play football/win. It's just a well paying job to them.
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Derek Carr's most recent shoulder injury in week 14 that ended his season last year, the one that led to his retirement from the NFL, was the finding of several labral tears as well as very significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff in his right shoulder. When the rotator cuff tissue is severely degenerated like in Carr's case, repair might be extremely complex to impossible (like trying to repair wet toilet paper), and alternative options like tendon transfers or reverse shoulder replacement which might be considered and would not allow for return to QB play at an acceptable NFL level.

With return to play, especially at an acceptable level being very unlikely, Carr has probably made the right decision. Derek Carr is not his brother............his decision to retire was essentially made for him.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Derek Carr's most recent shoulder injury in week 14 that ended his season last year, the one that led to his retirement from the NFL, was the finding of several labral tears as well as very significant degenerative changes to his rotator cuff in his right shoulder. When the rotator cuff tissue is severely degenerated like in Carr's case, repair might be extremely complex to impossible (like trying to repair wet toilet paper), and alternative options like tendon transfers or reverse shoulder replacement which might be considered and would not allow for return to QB play at an acceptable NFL level.

With return to play, especially at an acceptable level being very unlikely, Carr has probab
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CloakNNNdagger said:
ly made the right decision. Derek Carr is not his brother............his decision to retire was essentially made for him.
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Love you Doc, but Roger Carr's kids are Roger Carr's kid's.
 
NFL, NFLPA continue to hide ruling from collusion grievance
By Mike Florio
Published June 7, 2025 08:56 AM

The NFL benefits from an endless stream of bright, shiny objects.

Even in the offseason, there’s always something to distract fans and media from taking a closer look at something the powers-that-be are trying to hide. As it relates to a significant collusion grievance that resulted in a 61-page written ruling from an arbitrator, both the NFL and the NFL Players Association continue to conceal the document.

The grievance focused on the refusal to give fully-guaranteed contracts to specific veteran quarterbacks — with primary focus on Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson, and Kyler Murray. The arbitrator found, we’re told, that the NFL encouraged teams not to give those players fully-guaranteed contracts. However, the evidence presented regarding the impact of this approach on the three quarterbacks at the heart of the case wasn’t strong enough to trigger damages.

So it was a mixed result. The NFLPA won, to the extent that evidence of collusion was found. The NFL won, to the extent that no money was awarded to any of the players.

But neither side felt sufficiently good about the outcome to disclose it. The NFL danced around it in January. The NFLPA has
said nothing about it, either.

If this dispute had played out in court, the ruling would be a matter of public record. The NFL and NFLPA have created a private system for resolving disputes. And while the arbitrators who handle such matters typically insist on confidentiality while the cases are pending, there’s nothing that prevents either the league or the union from publishing the ruling.

From the Super Bowl to the Scouting Combine to free agency to the draft to OTAs, it’s been easy to forget about the 61-page collusion grievance ruling. A ruling that apparently contains something they don’t want us to see.

So what can it be? It could be (and we’re not saying it is) that the evidence in the case includes some frank and candid internal communications that one side doesn’t want to see the light of day — and that the other side has gone along with that. It also could be that the two sides were at one point actively negotiating redactions to the 61-page order to ensure that such frank and candid internal communications would not be communicated externally.

Whatever the explanation, there’s an important document that the NFL and the NFLPA are hiding from everyone. Despite the private nature of the arbitration agreement, pro football is an inherently public entity. It has millions of customers. It finagles billions in taxpayer money. It has a federal antitrust exemption that results in significantly more valuable TV rights.

The NFL should be expected to release this document. The union should be, too. But with no one pressuring them to do it, they can jointly continue to hide behind the various bright, shiny objects that will continue to keep us properly distracted.
 
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