The NFL brings in 10 billion dollars in revenue per year. The holdup is 5 million a year to the retirement fund. Damage done to the NFL brand last night, a lot more than 5 million. This is stupid. I'd love to see teams take a knee and play two overtimes for a tie. The networks and sponsors would have a meltdown.

It would be more boring than watching a marathon but would certainly prove a point. I'd like to see them do it.

Something has to be done. Wonder if the refs on strike put up an actual picket line at the stadiums if the players would cross it? One union supporting another has a long history in this nation. Anymore people aren't watching game for the game they are watching for what the refs will do or not do and the players are getting away with stuff they never could with the regular crews.

Like the regular refs don't screw up, badly?

Like when Brady's arm was NOT going forward against Oakland, and a billion other blown calls. In fact regular ref Huckuley (sp?) apologized for a blown call.

Like Green Bay didn't "get" calls in their favor on the last drive alone?

Like if GB could play decent football they wouldn't have to worry about last minute goals?

Like the current refs aren't counting on union busting to roll the league?

Pension plans are poison pills. Give 'em a 401K and have them pay into it, like the rest of us.

The average NFL player makes about $100,000/game while the average (union) NFL ref makes $1,000.

#5, I heard the league has offered the refs $200,000 per year plus first class air travel, plus 4 Star hotel accommodations, plus plus plus. Not player money but not bad.

My heart bleeds for these poor millionaire players(especially the Packer players including Rogers who supported the Wisc. labor goons).

Last night's game sure gave the referee's union a whole bunch of leverage. It sure looks like it's in the league's best interest to settle this thing soon.

1- Refs are part-time employees making a 6 figure income.

2- The issue is not pay, it's pension. They want to keep their defined benefit plan and the owners want to switch to a defined contribution plan, and 401(k), that the refs then own and manage.

3- See #4.

The Commish should man up and fire them all. Then move on with new refs -- the game will survive as did the air traffic system after RR fired all of the controllers.

I haven't even looked into this, it's far too tedious. Is all that much money at stake? A pox on both their houses.

Players can all play leap-frog for all I care.

I heard somewhere it was over $150k a year plus pension and benefits for 20 days of work a year plus travel. I could be wrong; I don't believe everything I hear.

The real refs aren't so great anyway. And I could care less. I really haven't watched football since they let Michael Vick back in.

And besides the Seahawks were cheated out of a Superbowl victory by "real" refs. KARMA.

Green Bay has played poorly and were sacked 8 times in this game. Quit whining. Some go your way, some don't.

Fellas - if was easy, everybody would be doing it.
Those that say they're overpaid - you do realize all the training that goes into it, right? And I mean continuously through the season.
For all the billions the NFL makes, this surely isn't about money.
Baseball did the same thing in 1999, and that bit MLB in the backside, especially with their ham-handed approach.
I am the LAST guy that would want to side with any union - but the product is suffering right now, due to the poor officials.
Most of these officials work small college and high school - they are WAY out of their league.

A traitor as President.
Pip-squeak nations challenging the U.S. around the world.
Millions of brain-dead people worrying about football.
Why?