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The NFL Labor Agreement Is All But Done In Principle
I was optimistic that the season wouldn't be affected when the owners won the last round of court decisions, for reasons I outlined here. Though some report - and this is hotly debated - that the deadlock was broken when players revealed that they had a secret $200,000 per man insurance fund to...
NFL Lockout News: Trying To Avoid The Charlie Brown Treatment
Yesterday afternoon media reports (ESPN - NFL) indicated an uptick in optimism as the owners and players apparently made significant progress in the issues surrounding reformation of the union, the opportunity to opt out of the deal, and several other issues. It's also worth noting that Vincent...
Court Issues Ruling: NFL Lockout Is Legal
Several weeks ago the NFL and NFLPA went before the 8th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals and stated their case for why the NFL lockout is legal (NFL's argument) and why it is not legal (NFLPA's argument). After the oral arguments, the courts said they would issue a ruling in due time but encouraged...
Labor Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Retirees
There is unrest among fans of the National Football League. A group of retired NFL players have declared their intentions to leave the Republic file a complaint against both the NFL Players' Association and the NFL owners. This separate movement, under the leadership of the mysterious Count Dooku...
The end is near...
Yesterday NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith flew to Florida together for the NFLPA version of the rookie symposium. They flew from Minneapolis, Minnesota where they opened up a planned four day labor discussion. Later today they will be flying back to...
NFL Lockout Comes Down To One Relationship
When all is finally said and done with the NFL labor dispute, the ability for both sides to come together and agree to a deal hinges on the personal relationship between NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. This, according to PressBox...
New York Giants Notes: Updating The Labor Negotiations
Good morning, New York Giants fans! ESPN is reporting that talks between the NFL owners and NFL players are moving "in the right direction" following Thursday's latest negotiating session. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith issued statements following the...
NFL Lockout: Creating Long Term Labor Peace
Reports out of New York indicate that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA representative (or whatever he is) DeMaurice Smith actually managed to enjoy a dinner together that was described as "very jovial" in nature. Apparently the two were kicking back at Aretsky's Patroon in New York and were...
NFL Lockout: League, NFLPA Confirm Meetings
It's been widely reported that officials from the NFL and NFLPA met in Chicago on Wednesday and again on Thursday to discuss the NFL lockout. We thought at one point that the two sides had gotten together on their own which could have provided us with some legitimate optimism that they were working...
The NFL Lockout easily explained
I like things easy and simple to read. Bullet points, an outline form, or some bold headings always make for smooth reading. Especially when the topic is as confusing as the NFL Lockout. It's easy to say they are fighting over money, and that it's the Millionaires vs. the Billionaires, but it's...
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