It’s Owners vs. The Regular Guy in NFL Lockout

Nathan VanNorwick — Tue, 31 May 2011 19:00:31 +0000

I recently heard the news that the Detroit Lions, because of the lockout (and like many other teams in the NFL), had decided to implement furloughs for their employees, which is a fancy way of saying an unpaid vacation. Vacations are great. Unpaid vacations have a way of causing “lifestyle adjustments”. My first thought was amazement: Ford Senior actually realizes there is a lockout going on? I assumed that the other owners got his vote on the lockout by waking him up early from his afternoon nap and then having him sign the forms before he took his meds.

But the more I considered the situation, the more confused I became. The Detroit Lions had cut pay for their employees, who live in an area which is in the midst of one of the worst recessions seen in recent history. Why? Does Ford Sr. not have enough money? Last I looked Ford Motor Company wasn’t doing half bad (if you consider a profit of 2.8 BILLION in the first three months of the year a decent profit.) Now, even if the rest of the Ford’s treat good ol’ William Clay Senior like the crazy uncle in the room, you still have to figure that he isn’t having difficulties refinancing his house because he is upside down on his mortgage. … [visit site to read more]

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Ford Field Will Host Little Caesars Pizza Bowl on December 27

Zac Snyder — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:49:25 +0000

Save the date, the 2011 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl is set in … [visit site to read more]

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