Despite Progress, New CBA Still Not Imminent
Over the past couple days there have been positive reports surfacing that said that the NFL and the players were making progress towards a new collective bargaining agreement.
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Over the past couple days there have been positive reports surfacing that said that the NFL and the players were making progress towards a new collective bargaining agreement.
The leadership groups for both the NFL and NFL Players Association will meet for the second straight day in Maryland.
While there's still no sign of an end to the NFL lockout, it does appear as if the negotiations are finally moving in the right direction.
Commissioner Roger Goodell and Jeff Pash, the NFL's lead labor negotiator, have slashed their salaries to $1 each during the owners' lockout of the players.
The NFL and its players held secret talks Tuesday in New York, seeking a resolution to the labor impasse.
Attorneys on both sides of the NFL's bitter labor fight were back in the courtroom as the league's work stoppage dragged on with no sign of a deal to save the 2011 season.
Roger Goodell is energized by this week's secret talks that he believes show both sides are committed to ending the labor dispute.
The NFL and its players went back to court Friday for a pivotal hearing before a federal appeals court on the legality of the lockout, now nearly three months old with no sign of a new collective bargaining agreement that would save the 2011 season.
Although it may have been court ordered, the fact that the NFL and players held a "secret" meeting in a Chicago suburb might be a sign that the two sides want to limit the distractions and focus on getting a deal done.
The NFL and the players appear to have wrapped up their third straight day of mediation.
Several NFL owners and Commissioner Roger Goodell reportedly met secretly in a western Chicago suburb Tuesday and Wednesday.
If it hasn't dawned on you yet, the NFL lockout is impacting fans. How do I know this? Commissioner Roger Goodell said so on Wednesday in Indianapolis. Thanks for keeping us in the loop Roger.
Ten weeks into the NFL Lockout and the league is saying that it's already seeing the negative repercussions from the bitter labor dispute with the players.
NFL players who sued the league for alleged antitrust violations liken the league to a "cartel" in their latest court filing, again urging an appeals court to lift the lockout.
New York Giants co-owner John Mara is warning that the players' strategy in the labor impasse, if successful, would lead to NFL chaos.
Tuesday was another day full of court-ordered mediation between the NFL and its locked-out players. And just like the previous days, it ended without any signs of a new agreement.
A day after the NFL Lockout was upheld by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the league's owner players and the legal teams returned to court for another mediation session.
The NFL has won another round in the court fight with its players.
For NFL owners and the players they've locked out in this dispute over the division and future of the ever-popular $9 billion business, it's time to talk again.
Commissioner Roger Goodell continues to stress that "not enough negotiation is going on" between the owners and players.
There doesn't seem to be a lot going on with the labor negotiations between the NFL and the players union. And it's that lack of negotiation that is beginning to frustrate commissioner Roger Goodell.
If these are not fun times for football fans, they are captivating days for lawyers.
On Monday, a judged lifted the NFL's lockout of the players union, in essence opening back up the business of the NFL. It's decision considered to be a win for the players, and a decision that prompted a response from Roger Goodell.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has taken the test for human growth hormone that he wants to require for all players, according to a report this week.
The NFL hasn't set a deadline for when games would be canceled without a collective bargaining agreement.
