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To defend itself in the antitrust lawsuit filed by ten players, the NFL brought on two more members to it's legal team. The two men are the lawyer that represented Al Gore and a ormer U.S. Solicitor General.
When the threat of a lockout emerged, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and league general counsel Jeff Pash said they would cut their salaries to $1 if there was a lockout. That wasn't just a statement to make it appear they wanted a deal, they are following through with that promise.
Chicago Bears President and CEO Ted Phillips issued a statement Saturday expressing his feelings on the NFL lockout , but has promised to do everything possible to prepare for a championship team in the 2011 season.
With the deadline for a new deal between the NFL and players union expiring Friday evening, the NFLPA decertified and a lockout was put into place. The NFL feels they made a great offer, but the union didn't think it was good enough.
With the NFLPA decertified, players were able to sue their owners and many players did just that. There was more at hand than just how to divide the revenue, but that seemed to be the biggest issue.
After 16 days of mediated talks, the NFL and the players' union could not reach agreement on a new labor deal. The NFL released what it described as a summary of its proposal to the union.
With the NFLPA decertified, many people might be wondering how it helps or hurts the players association.
The NFLPA has announced that it informed the NFL, and the teams, that they've renounced its status as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the players of the National Football League.
The clock is ticking on the NFL's current collective bargaining agreement, and as both sides push to get as much as possible before a tough decision needs to be made, the details can get blurry for fans.
Back where they started. The NFL and players' union are once again less than 24 hours away from a work stoppage. While the deadline has already been extended twice, it doesn't seem like a third time is an option.
Less than 24-hours from the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement and fans watch from the outside as the future of their sport is decided at a negotiation table.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, as well as a half-dozen team representatives, joined commissioner Roger Goodell at the NFL labor negotiations just one day before the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement.
On Friday at 4:00 (CST) the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players' union will officially expire. The CBA was extended by a week, last Friday, but since the it seems like little ground has been made.
There was some progress made in making a new deal, but the players' union still thinks the amount the owners want from the $9 billion in revenue is still too high. The financial data provided to the union wasn't enough information to settle that dispute.
We all hope to enjoy football next season, but many people are hoping to keep their jobs. A lockout would affect more than just ruining many people's Sunday.
According to the NFL's lead labor negotiator, the league offered to give the players' union important financial information that it doesn't provide to the 32 NFL teams.
The NFL Players Association has issued a 64-page lockout handbook that offers its players tips for saving money. The handbook was issued with just a few days remaining on the already extended collective bargaining agreement.
The NFL players' union and the NFL owners will continue, for the 13th day, to try and work out how to split the roughly $9 billion in annual revenues.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith met for four hours on Monday trying to work their way to a new labor agreement.
After twice extending the deadline of the current collective bargaining agreement it's likely that this week is do or die for the negotiations between the NFL and players' union.
One of the biggest reasons neither the NFL owners nor players union can come to an agreement is over the division of revenue. However, it may be more complicated than it looks and time is running out.
An extension to the NFL's labor negotiations looked like a good sign. Feeling like both parties could take a break from the exhausting negotiations may also be a positive sign. More likely, everyone is taking some time to asses their positions.
The NFL negotiations won't slow down planning the next Super Bowl. Indianapolis is remaining positive about the labor negotiations and say "common sense will prevail."
After extending the expiration of the current collective bargaining agreement by 24-hours, the NFL and players' union have extended it again, this time by seven days.
Thursday afternoon the NFL and players' union announced a 24-hour extension of the current collective bargaining agreement. The extension opened up the possibility of avoiding a lock out of any length.
