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An article from 2017 about Illinois law has nothing to do with what I said. I’m not interested in going down the vortex with you.
The Bears ie the McCaskeys in particular supported the law that the NFLPA felt disadvantaged the players hence why they retaliated by advising players steer clear of Bears.
You will note Pace overpaid for several FAs after this all went down.
Smith told the "Spiegel & Parkins Show" on 670 The Score, a CBS Sports Radio station, that the Bears are behind the bill, saying they "lined up a lobbyist to promote the bill."
"The Bears' owners are behind it as well, to be blunt, it's just another way to bankroll the coffers of the rich owners who own these teams at the expense of the players who actually do all the work," he said.
And then Smith threatened to deter free agents from signing with the Bears.
"I will tell you from the bottom of my heart that this union will tell every potential free agent player, if this bill passes, to not come to the Bears," Smith said. "Because, think about it, if you're a free agent player and you have an opportunity to go play somewhere else where you can get lifetime medical for the injury you're going to have, isn't a smarter financial decision to go to a team where a bill like this hasn't passed?"
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