The NFL Referees Association, a.k.a., the "NFLRA" disputed claims made by the NFL regarding their ongoing negotiations as "false and/or misleading". Seems the NFLRA is the latest party to join the New Orleans Saints, Jonathon Vilma and a growing conga line of others making claims about dishonesty from either Roger Goodell or the league.
It is being rumored that another obscure, or at least rarely mentioned group, the Professional Armchair Quarterbacks or "PAQ", is also preparing to file a motion against the league. However, the subject of their complaint is not known.
The four main issues that the NFLRA is disputing were reported in the Chicago Tribune, and are as follows:
1) It claimed the NFL's desire to hire three additional crews under the stated goal of providing more rest for referees and more options for the league represents a major reduction in the proposal without also increasing the aggregate compensation allocated among all officials.
2) The NFLRA took issue with the NFL's stance that issues remain in the concept of "full time" officials and additional officials. The NFLRA stated it is not opposed to full-time officials as long as they are compensated fairly, but the NFL has never made a proposal.
3) The NFLRA said the most recent proposal from the league includes "aggregate game fee compensation" increases of 2.82 percent per year, in contrast to the 5-11 percent the NFL has claimed the proposal represents.
4) The NFLRA claims the league's pension plan has been "unchanged during the entire 10 months of negotiations," while the NFL has said its pension plan "has been aggressively fair."
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