Dave Rayner Hopeful There Will Be Football Next Season

by Sean Yuille on Feb 13, 2011 11:17 PM EST in NFL News

With the NFL and NFLPA seemingly quite a ways apart in their negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement right now, the general consensus among Pride of Detroit readers is that a lockout will happen. The majority of POD readers also believe a new deal will be in place before any games are threatened, and Lions kicker Dave Rayner agrees with that sentiment.

"I was telling my dad (the other day), I would be shocked if we don't play football next year," kicker Dave Rayner said. "I mean, I'd be shocked. I don't think they'll get everything done by March 3 or even by the time we start off-season workouts, but I would hope we would get it done in the next month or two. I just think there would be so much of a loss for everybody if we don't play."

Eric King, who was released earlier this week by the Lions, agrees with Rayner. King said that he doesn't think anything will be done in the next couple months, but he is "confident there'll still be football in 2011."

Hopefully POD readers, Rayner and King are right. A lockout does seem unavoidable at this point, but there's still plenty of time before any football games are in jeopardy of being missed. Hopefully if there is still no agreement by the time summer rolls around, the two sides will get things ironed out and there will be a season in 2011.

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I think it is avoidable

but these 5 year olds need to get off there asses and get to work

"Show me someone with an offseason and I'll show you someone in last place"- Ndamukong Suh ( All Pro, Pro Bowl, Pepsi Rookie of the year, AP defensive rookie of the year, Sporting news rookie of the year,)

by The Profiler on Feb 13, 2011 11:22 PM EST reply actions

I'm sorry but I have to say it

Jason Hansen should have to win his job, Alright that being said here’s why. I love Jason Hansen, but I can’t let that get in the way of his age and decline. How many years does he have left in him really, maybe 1 or 2 at the most. I’m not saying cut him but I’m saying him and Rayner should both have a shot at the job. I look at it like this, If Rayner and Hansen are equal at the end of preseason then just maybe Rayner should get the nod, maybe he implodes and I get hung by the cross for saying that or maybe he’s turns into our kicker for the next 10 years…. JUST SAYIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by msivits on Feb 13, 2011 11:31 PM EST reply actions