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Ditka Knows Best

playerpress.com Written by playerpress.com, Friday July 23 2010
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Throughout the off-season there have been rumors and speculation about the future of the NFL when the current collective bargaining agreement expires at the end of the 2010 season. So far there does not seem to be much apparent progress being made as the owners and players both seem to want a better piece of the pie.

 

Not willing to sit idly by while the two factions potentially do damage to the game that he loves, former player and head coach Mike Ditka felt it necessary to offer some simple advice—don’t be greedy.

 

"Don't be greedy. Greed has killed a lot of things in the world. Don't be greedy. There's a way to work out every situation if you're willing to work it out." (ESPN)

 

Ditka recognizes the business aspect of the game, but thinks that there is a solution to it all, a happy medium that the two sides can reach.

 

"I hear that [lockout] talk and I just can't believe anybody is that stupid…If the owners or the players are that stupid that they are going to shoot this golden goose ... I mean it's laying golden eggs. It's a multibillion dollar business. It's the most popular sport in this country, don't kill it.” (ESPN)

 

“You get to the middle and there's a little give and take on both sides. For the good of the game ... what happened to that statement? For the good of the game we continue to play, everybody continues to prosper, nobody gets cheated out of anything." (ESPN)


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