Lol - that’s the first thing I thought! OUTSIDE means they didn’t contribute to those big fat salaries at all. Who needs that kind of support lol.
I see some substantial contract negotiations soon.
Probably. Seems neither the players or the commissioner for that matter seem to realize that their job is to fill the seats and keep the advertising dollars coming in. Ability to play is secondary. As the dollars dry up, down goes the salaries. Owners are not without blame either. If an employee of mine was alienating 50 percent of my customer base, he’d be looking elsewhere for employment real quick.