Richard Berthelsen
Richard Berthelsen
Richard A. Berthelsenis a former interim executive director of the NFL Players Association. Berthelsen assumed the role after the death of Gene Upshaw on August 21, 2008, and left the office on March 16, 2009, when DeMaurice Smith was named as Upshaw's successor. Before becoming interim executive director, Berthelsen had worked for the NFL Players Association since 1972 as a legal counsel and principal assistant...
argue deal kept tried
They tried to argue an interpretation that would have kept the deal from being guaranteed.
agreement bargaining league offer
The league is challenging the offer sheet. But there's nothing in the (collective bargaining agreement) that prohibits this from happening.
football players prepare routine shape
He has the right to be with the other players to prepare for the upcoming season, to get into football shape and get in a routine with the new receivers and young receivers on the club. If they don't want to do that, then he should be able to go elsewhere.
damages final looking rules year
If the arbitrator rules our way, we're looking at damages that were occurred. Things we would be looking at is the final year of his contract.
andy
That was one game. And that was Andy Reid making the decision.
labor laws
If there is no union, the labor laws would not apply, so you wouldn't have a lockout.
accept camp chose citizen events evidence fact form further gone home ignored leading model prior sent together training until version week wiped
I think the arbitrator chose to accept not only the Eagles' version of the evidence, but I think he went even further and pieced the evidence together in a way that it really didn't involve. He describes all of the events leading up to the suspension, but ignored the fact that Terrell was a model citizen from the week he was gone in training camp until Nov. 3. If you view, as (Bloch) did, the one week (Reid) sent (Owens) home as a form of discipline, that wiped out all prior conduct.
apply case monetary money result terms
That would not apply in this case, because the monetary terms are the same. This is not a case where the money is different, so we say that it should have the same result as Wofford.
allowed cries define either fairness situation tennessee
It is a situation that cries out for fairness, and we define fairness as he's either a Tennessee Titan or he should be allowed to play with another team.
balance both deserve eagles enforced grievance instead media paid players protection returned therefore year
The Eagles told Terrell, the arbitrator, and the media that Terrell would be paid for the balance of this year when he returned from his suspension, and now they are instead withholding his pay. We therefore filed this grievance both for his protection and that of players generally, who deserve to have their CBA . . . enforced as written.
ban release
They have the contractual right to release him. They do not have the contractual right to ban him from the premises.
agreement ended headed
We ended with no agreement and we're headed back to Washington. It's no deal.
decision future
We essentially reversed the T.O. decision for any future cases.
answer says wait
We're going to wait to see what the answer says before we expedite.