For starters, the NFLPA filed a legal complaint with the Special Master that has been assigned to deal with labor disputes with the league over how the contracts were designed with money still flowing to the owners in the event of a work stoppage.
For starters, eliminating anything from the Code has become an exercise in futility in light of the army of special interest groups and professional lobbyists who fight on behalf of even the most narrow, industry-specific provisions contained in the law.