Bernstein: Cutler Drama Begins, Again
In the same week that ratification of a new labor agreement is expected to occur, the news came yesterday that Cutler's high-profile engagement to reality-TV body Kristin Cavallari is over.
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In the same week that ratification of a new labor agreement is expected to occur, the news came yesterday that Cutler's high-profile engagement to reality-TV body Kristin Cavallari is over.
NFL owners and players agreed early Monday to the terms of a deal to end the lockout, and players were expected to begin the voting process later in the day.
A day after the owners approved a proposed deal to end the NFL lockout, the players are balking, saying the deal the owners approved isn't the one they agreed to.
NFL players are still reviewing the written proposal owners voted on and passed Thursday, according to NFLPA president Kevin Mawae.
You can count Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher among the players who aren't on board with the agreement the owners voted on Thursday.
The tentative agreement ratified only by NFL owners is "infuriating and insulting" to the players who remain locked out, says Pro Football Weekly and 670-The Score's Hub Arkush.
The Hall of Fame Game between the Bears and Rams has been canceled, NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell announced Thursday.
Thursday's ratification by owners came after a full day of meetings at an Atlanta-area hotel, where team executives pored over the terms of the deal.
A person familiar with the NFL negotiations told The Associated Press that players would not vote Wednesday on a deal to end the lockout.
Pro Football Weekly's Mike Florio thinks logic suggests the Hall of Fame Game between the Bears and Rams will be played.
An end to the NFL lockout appears close, with both sides preparing to vote on a proposed deal once it is finalized.
A lawsuit by 75 former NFL football players claims the league tried to hide the effects of concussions for 90 years, according to published reports.
In another possible sign that the NFL lockout is nearing an end, the Bears announced Tuesday that single-game tickets will go on sale Thursday, July 28 at 11 a.m.
As the NFL labor dispute apparently comes closer to resolution, a group of NFL retirees have joined the talks.
Two people familiar with talks to end the NFL lockout tell The Associated Press that if an agreement is ratified by Thursday, team executives will be updated on the deal's terms that day.
Lawyers for the NFL Players Association and the league are meeting at a Manhattan law firm to try to work out an agreement to end the four-month lockout.
All signs point to the NFL lockout ending soon, which means it's time to start analyzing whether the players or the owners won the negotiations.
Despite optimism that the NFL lockout will soon end, the Bears-Rams Hall of Fame Game will likely be canceled according to Mike Mulligan.
NFL owners and players will work through the weekend in an effort to complete a new collective bargaining agreement that would end the lockout.
Optimistic reports about the NFL Lockout have started to come in with more frequency over the previous few days, leading most to believe that a deal will be reached soon. Once that deal is reached, the Bears will have another big negotiation.
Significant progress on a major sticking point in the NFL labor impasse during marathon talks Thursday raised hopes that a tentative agreement in principle could perhaps come within 24 hours, according to two people familiar with the negotiations.
NFL owners and players have reportedly come to an agreement on the basic parameters of a rookie wage scale proposal.
When NFL players decertified their union months ago, it was a cosmetic, procedural move to pave the way for antitrust litigation in an attempt to gain leverage against owners bent on grabbing a bigger share of the profits.
Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees said Wednesday "it is time" to wrap up negotiations on a deal to end the league's lockout.
