Denver Native (Carol)
02-16-2011, 02:22 PM
As the clock ticks down to an impending NFL lockout, Joe Fan sits on the sidelines, cursing the billionaire owners and the millionaire players.
As he worries about paying his mortgage and juggles finances to pay this month's utility bill, Joe Fan wonders why the owners and players can't find a civil way to divide an $8 billion pie.
What else can Joe Fan do?
As it turns out, Joe Fan has an organized, vocal ally on his side.
Tuesday, the Sports Fan Coalition sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, requesting that its representatives be present at all future negotiating sessions.
The Sports Fan Coalition is not asking for a voice in the talks, but it does want a presence.
full article - http://www.denverpost.com/lunchspecial/ci_17402629?source=rss
Within this article, it states there is a petition on the SFC website: I just signed it
http://sportsfans.org/
As he worries about paying his mortgage and juggles finances to pay this month's utility bill, Joe Fan wonders why the owners and players can't find a civil way to divide an $8 billion pie.
What else can Joe Fan do?
As it turns out, Joe Fan has an organized, vocal ally on his side.
Tuesday, the Sports Fan Coalition sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, requesting that its representatives be present at all future negotiating sessions.
The Sports Fan Coalition is not asking for a voice in the talks, but it does want a presence.
full article - http://www.denverpost.com/lunchspecial/ci_17402629?source=rss
Within this article, it states there is a petition on the SFC website: I just signed it
http://sportsfans.org/