PlayoffsPlease Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 This is an oversimplification, but a CBA is like a contract between the league and the players. The judge held that the type of punishment imposed on Brady breached the "contract." This has nothing to do with whether or not Brady actually broke the rules. When one party breaches a contract, you can seek relief from the courts to enforce the agreement. The court didn't "overstep its bounds." This is what courts are for. A rare fully rational post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mannc Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 This is an oversimplification, but a CBA is like a contract between the league and the players. The judge held that the type of punishment imposed on Brady breached the "contract." This has nothing to do with whether or not Brady actually broke the rules. When one party breaches a contract, you can seek relief from the courts to enforce the agreement. The court didn't "overstep its bounds." This is what courts are for. The CBA is not "like a contract" between the league and the players--it IS a contract between the league and the players, albeit a special type of contract that is governed by a fairly Byzantine set of rules that have developed over the past 75 years under the national labor laws. And as you point out, it's an oversimplification to say that the judge found that Goodell and the league breached the agreement. It was quite a bit more than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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