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NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Players Could Be Signed Today
We have breaking news courtesy of Adam Schefter. Take it away Adam! According to the projected timeline, the new league year would officially start Aug. 2 at 4 p.m. ET. Before that: • Teams can sign their own free agents and begin talking with other unrestricted free agents Monday...
NFL LOCKOUT BREAKING NEWS: Deal is Done, Players Vote Monday
Adam Schefter of espn.com is reporting (in an update posted at 10:05 am EST) that sources from both sides are saying that a labor deal has finally been agreed to by the players and owners. The NFL Players Association and the league's owners have reached agreement on the remaining points needed in...
NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Full Details of the Ratified Collective Bargaining Agreement
All of the nitty gritty details about the new 10-year collective bargaining agreement, posted on NFLLabor.com: NFL clubs approved today the terms of a comprehensive settlement of litigation and a new 10-year collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association. The vote was taken at...
NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Owners Approve New CBA, Lockout Almost Over
One down, one to go! The NFL lockout is almost over and the return of NFL football is nearly complete! NFL owners have voted unanimously 31-0 (Raiders abstained) in favor of the new collective bargaining agreement and settling of the Brady v. NFL anti-trust lawsuit. Yeah, baby! All that's left is...
NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Owners Getting Ready to Vote
NFL owners are meeting as we speak in Atlanta and are about ready to vote to hopefully approve the negotiated settlement. So far, things are looking good. The return of NFL football as we know it is imminent. I can smell it. Albert Breer is on the scene and has first hand observations, via his...
NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Players Not Voting on Deal Today
It was trumpeted today that the trade association formerly known as the NFLPA would be meeting today to vote on a CBA deal. It seems however, that has not happened. NFL players will not vote Wednesday on any labor deal to end the lingering lockout, a source with knowledge of the situation told...
Brave New NFL: Rumored Changes We May See in the New CBA
The new collective bargaining agreement has been drafted. It is yet to be published for all to see, and each day new details are leaking out, despite the gag order put in place by federal mediator Arthur Boylan. I am sure someone more qualified and "in the know" will come along with the nuts and...
NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Start of Free Agency Likely Delayed...Again
Yesterday morning I pointed out that the start of the free agency period, which will begin with a three-day exclusive period for teams to sign their own free agents, was likely going to be pushed back from its originally anticipated July 22nd start date to a later date of Monday, July 25th. This...
NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Saints, NFL Fans Lash Out on Drew Brees
By now I'm sure you've read Greg Bedard's report earlier today that Drew Brees and Peyton Manning have requested to be exempt from the franchise tag for the rest of their careers, possibly holding up a settlement of the Brady v. NFL antitrust lawsuit and thus, a new collective bargaining agreement....
NFL LOCKOUT UPDATE: Dude, Where's My Deal!?
Call me crazy but I would have expected a possible new collective bargaining agreement to have been announced by now. The trade association formerly known as the NFLPA is scheduled to meet in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday to evaluate a new deal proposal and owners have been planning to take an...
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