Tom Brady is Lucky That He is A Union Member

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5. Except their union is frankly really crappy

They have only very recently begun to secure any sort of benefits for retirees (and even that required retired permanently injured players to initiate the lawsuits), they don't have guaranteed contracts and they support a system that pays the handful of players who get hit the least, the most money and the players who are at the most risk for life long injuries lesser amounts.

The NFLPA also fought tooth and nail against drug testing and just defended a player who cheated other members of the union. If my "representatives" spent a bunch of time and money defending somebody who cheated me out of a fair shot, I'd be pissed off. It is utterly silly to assume that Brady and "The Deflator" only took the air out of the balls in one game.

The NFLPA is really not an example of a good union. It has let down both retired players and current players (or at least the current players who are not drug users or cheats).