Eller, Retirees' Lawyers Join NFL Labor Talks In New York
Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller and lawyers for retired NFL players joined labor talks Tuesday as signs mounted that the league's four-month lockout might almost be over.
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Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller and lawyers for retired NFL players joined labor talks Tuesday as signs mounted that the league's four-month lockout might almost be over.
Oakland Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha will be one of the most highly-coveted free agents once the league year starts, but the Detroit Lions aren't expected to be serious bidders despite a glaring need for improved coverage.
The Detroit Lions are expected to be busy when free agency finally begins, and linebackers Justin Durant (Jaguars) and Stephen Tulloch (Titans) could be among their top priorities, according to foxsportsdetroit.com.
The NFL wants team executives ready to be schooled in the ins and outs of a new labor contract as early as Thursday.
Two people familiar with talks to end the NFL lockout tell the AP that if an agreement is ratified by Thursday, team execs will be updated on the deal's terms that day.
One player called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell "a jerk." Another said Goodell's unwillingness to corral owners sooner during the labor dispute is the reason the lockout lasted so long.
It's beginning to look as if a deal to end the NFL lockout could come on or around July 19, the date of the next scheduled mediation between the league and its players
The most prized free agent in the upcoming offseason -- as previously noted by our own Pete Prisco -- is cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha.
It appears that the NFL may be seeing a light at the end of the lockout tunnel.
A new collective bargaining agreement could be in place and ratified during the July 21 league meetings, ESPN reported Monday morning.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out a judge's order lifting the NFL lockout, possibly giving the league leverage in talks aimed at reaching a new labor deal.
This is what the arrogant, disruptive, and tone deaf U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals just did with its ruling.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has made its ruling: The lockout put in place by the NFL owners is legal.
NFL owners and players association leaders met for more than 12 hours Thursday, failing to reach a deal to end the league's months-long lockout but returning to try again in the morning.
We're still without football, but it's been a busy week nonetheless for Cowboys wide receiver Roy Williams.
