[quote name='KingBroly']
Also, I imagine the NFLPA will get involved once the League says 'no, you can't sign this guy because of cap space' and the Redskins dispute it. It's going to be very messy.
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That intent of distributing the cap space among 28 other teams would seem to be to keep the NFLPA out of it, since I'm sure they would be raising a stink if it meant a reduction in total salaries.
I agree it could get messy, but I'm not convinced the NFLPA will go to war over this one.
[quote name='KingBroly']
bvharris, it doesn't change the fact that it was an uncapped year and there were no rules in place to say you couldn't do it. Informally, it's collusion, and therefore illegal. The Redskins and Cowboys decided not to participate in it.[/QUOTE]
I understand that, but I don't think it changes the reality of the situation.
For the record, I don't agree with the penalties either, but I think the Redskins/Cowboys have only themselves to blame. Let's not act like they took some sort of principled stand here.