NFL Quick Hit: Finally Someone Other Than Roger Goodell Makes Sense on Labor Talks

A week or so after I blasted New York Jets' Antonio Cromartie for crying to the media for calling Tom Brady "an asshole" he's finally starting to make sense. Usually you won't see a player cross the Player's Union the way Cromartie did but it's nice to see the players take a stand after the Union leader, DeMaurice Smith declared war on the owners.

Today as Cromartie and his teammates cleaned out their lockers, many of them were asked about the labor issue and possible lockout. That's when Cromartie dropped this bomb on us all, "You got our head union rep acting like an asshole," Cromartie told Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. "They got their guys acting like assholes. So they just need to get their shit together and just get it done."

Cromartie went on to say, "... it’s getting to the point where it’s getting ridiculous when everything is always dealing with money. You’re basically dealing with people’s livelihoods. ... To me, you need to stop bitching about it. If you want to say that you want to get into a room and meet. Then, do it. Don’t just talk about it."

It's about time someone other than Roger Goodell try to do something about this possible work stoppage facing the NFL. However, Goodell isn't exactly innocent here. He wants an 18-game season but won't even consider giving the players an extra bye or more roster spaces. Let's face it, this is a violent game as it is. You add two more games and your injuries go up.

Someone needs to tell Goodell that you don't fix something that isn't broken. I'll try to keep you updated as we near the March 3rd expiration date of the current NFL collection bargaining agreement. And Kudos to Cromartie for manning up today.