TAMPA, Fla. -- These uncertain days for the NFL Players Association were underlined Thursday by the fact it has no executive director and the team owners are opting out of the collective bargaining agreement.
In the union's first news conference since leader Gene Upshaw died in August, there was more posturing than news. But NFLPA president Kevin Mawae and acting executive director Richard Berthelsen insisted the process for finding Upshaw's replacement is progressing on schedule and that the league's cutting off the CBA after the 2010 season made little sense.
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Berthelsen said the salary cap for 2009 will be $123 million, up from $116 million. The minimum salary for a 10-year veteran will be $845,000, while the rookie minimum will be $310,000.
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