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Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Mara wasn't THE MAIN reason we got penalized. He, along with a MAJORITY of owners in the league voted that we get penalized. He came out to speak since he is one of the head owners in the league and he and Kraft were 2 of the couple of owners that would speak 'for the owners' during the lockout. Whether he was speaking from his opinion or other owners opinions or both, he wasn't the guy, the reason, we got docked all that money. Sure he said "They could (or should) of lost draft picks for what they did" but again, we didn't, it was his opinion, and it may have been the opinion of the league.

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"Let’s start with “the NFL’s recent agreement with the NFL Players Association.” Exactly who in the NFL and in the Players Association agreed to this is unclear. We know that the full ownership of the NFL did not take a vote on it. It has been reported that the NFL Executive Committee, headed by Giants owner John Mara, a prime beneficiary of the penalties against Dallas and Washington, negotiated the sanctions with the union. But Jerry Jones is a member of that committee and he knew nothing about it.

So it appears that part of a committee made up of part of the NFL owners can change the CBA. And that committee is chaired by Mara, someone who clearly should recuse himself from any decision that would severely penalize two other teams in his division. "

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“I thought the penalties imposed were proper,” Mara said. “What they did was in violation of the spirit of the salary cap. They attempted to take advantage of a one-year loophole, and quite frankly, I think they’re lucky they didn’t lose draft picks. . . . They attempted to take advantage of it knowing full well there would be consequences.”

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I understand the players union head signed off on the "penalty". I still don't understand why the owners weren't busted for collusion on this issue.

F Mara. Only reason he has Jerry Reese and the Giants is that he inherited them from daddy. Then he pulls the "spirit of the salary cap" crap in an uncapped year? Typical example of a guy who thinks he can do what he wants, just because he's a member of the "lucky sperm club". (born into money)