[NFL] Adalius Thomas Shoots Down Report Of Players Strike - GridironFans.com

New England linebacker and NFL Players Association player representative Adalius Thomas vehemently denied that there has been any discussion of a strike by players, particularly during the playoffs. "To be blunt, it's a flat-out, bald-faced, capital-letters lie," Thomas said when asked about a report Tuesday by Profootballtalk.com that there has been discussion of a strike. "We're not the ones who are interested in not playing. We want to play. We're not going on strike. We signed this [collective bargaining] agreement and we're fine with it. We're happy. We don't want to stop playing football. I've never heard that [idea of a strike]. Not one time." More important, the players want it to be clear that they aren't the ones unhappy with the CBA. Rather, as Thomas repeatedly pointed out, the players weren't the ones who opted out of the agreement – it was the owners. "Reporters act like we're the ones who opted out of the agreement and that's not true. We're not the ones who wanted to opt out. We're happy with the agreement. We want to continue the agreement the way it is. We're fine," Thomas said. "We're not interested in a strike. There might be a lockout, not a strike. A lockout by the owners."