A Union Within The Union

As the NFL owners and Players Association attempt to come up with a new CBA, running backs as a group have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to recognize them as a separate union. They call themselves the International Brotherhood of Running Backs.

They have a valid point with their position having the shortest career of 2.57 years. They are the second lowest paid with an average salary of $1.291 million annually. Only long snappers earn less, in addition to the small number of full backs on several teams.

It remains to be seen how this will work out or whether it will have any life to it.