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Rashid Shaheed leads all NFC returns specialists in Pro Bowl Games votes

Rashid Shaheed leads all NFC returns specialists in Pro Bowl Games votes. The second-year Saints standout is a rising star:

Don’t blink or you’ll miss him. Rashid Shaheed leads all NFC returns specialists in Pro Bowl Games votes. The second-year standout is a rising star in the NFL, and he’s the only member of the New Orleans Saints to lead his position group in voting after the first round of fan ballots, the league announced this week.

And it’s easy to see why. Shaheed has missed a game with an injury and he’s still one of the top-performing punt returners, averaging 14.4 yards a pop on 18 returns; only one player in the league has a better pace while fielding as many punts (Los Angeles Chargers receiver Derius Davis, who has 16.6 yards per return on 19 tries).

Shaheed’s 343 kick return yards are second-best in the NFL, too. There’s just one player with more total return yards on punts and kickoffs this season, and that’s Keisean Nixon (Green Bay Packers), whose 8.1 yards per punt return is pedestrian by contrast. There are few players who can match Shaheed for volume and efficiency.

Hopefully Shaheed can return to work soon and continue to produce so he can earn his first Pro Bowl nod. He missed last week’s game with a thigh injury that’s kept him out of practice to start this week, too, so we’ll keep an eye on his status moving forwards.

Fans interested in voting for Shaheed (and the other Saints players on this year’s ballot) may do so at ProBowl.com/Vote, as well as on the Saints’ official website here. Voting will open on social media platforms later in December.

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NFL players vote yes, ratify new collective bargaining agreement

NFL players have voted to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement, which will govern for the next 11 seasons.

NFL players had until 9:00 p.m. PT Saturday to vote on whether or not to adopt the new collective bargaining agreement. After an independent audit of the ballots, the CBA has been ratified by a final vote count of 1019 to 959 and will govern through 2030.

Below is the statement the league issued from commissioner Roger Goodell.

“We are pleased that the players have voted to ratify the proposed new CBA, which will provide substantial benefits to all current and retired players, increase jobs, ensure continued progress on player safety, and give our fans more and better football.  We appreciate the tireless efforts of the members of the Management Council Executive Committee and the NFLPA leadership, both of whom devoted nearly a year to detailed, good faith negotiations to reach this comprehensive, transformative agreement. ”

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NFLPA extends player voting window on new CBA to Saturday

By a vote of the Board of Directors, the NFLPA has extended the voting window two days for players to submit their ballots on the new CBA.

The NFL owners have already approved a proposed new collective bargaining agreement which has been forwarded to the players to review, vote and ratify with a simple majority.

On Monday, however, the NFLPA released a statement indicating the voting window has now been extended from Thursday, March 12 to Saturday, March 14. All ballots are due by 8:59 p.m. PT.

The extension allows the players and their representatives more time to fully review the document, which is 456 pages long.

“Every vote matters, and we encourage all players to review the materials sent via email in order to make an informed decision,” the NFLPA said in a statement via Twitter.

The extension does have some potential ramifications, however, including giving teams more time to use both the franchise and transition tags before the new CBA would kick in and allow for only one tagged player.

Until the voting process is complete, NFL business is expected to be slow.

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NFL players receive ballots, have through March 12 to vote on new CBA

NFL owners have approved a new collective bargaining agreement and ballots have now been sent to players who have until March 12 to ratify.

In February, NFL owners approved terms on a new collective bargaining agreement that will govern through the 2030 season. The next step in the process is player voting for ratification.

The NFLPA issued a statement to that effect on Thursday morning.

“The NFLPA has sent out official ballots to every NFL player who was a dues paying member in the 2019 season to cast their vote on a new collective bargaining agreement,” the statement begins. “As outlined in our constitution, ratification of a new deal is subject to approval by a majority of our members who vote.”

“Player ballots will be confidential and will be received by an independent auditor to ensure the integrity of the process,” the statement continues. “We encourage every NFL player to review the full collective bargaining agreement and exercise their democratic right to vote.”

Because the agreement is 456 pages long, players will have until March 12 at 8:59 p.m. PT to scour the paperwork and cast their ballots. Only a simple majority is required for ratification.

You can read the entire proposed CBA here.

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