However, in the rawest of terms, back in 2006, the last days of a CBA negotiated by the legendary Gene Upshaw, NFL players were getting 57.5% of league revenue and playing 16 regular-season games. Stropp never understood the thinking, let alone many of the actions, of Howell or his NFLPA predecessor, DeMaurice Smith. In this one, though, the NFLPA now needs someone all-in on labor, someone whose career goal is this high-powered job, not just a high-powered job. "This is a full-time job -- you've got to be committed to the NFLPA and only the NFLPA," Stropp said. The job has to be about the work, not where you get to park your Porsche.