Pat Caputo: No Harm, No Foul With NFL Lockout
Armageddon will be avoided. The NFL is going to be back in business sooner rather than later.
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Armageddon will be avoided. The NFL is going to be back in business sooner rather than later.
The latest twist in the touch-and-go efforts to end the NFL lockout: Players didn't vote Wednesday on a full proposal to settle the labor dispute.
Cautioning not to assume the lockout will be over by the weekend, NFL Players Association president Kevin Mawae said his group is "not tied" to a deadline for getting a deal done in the next 24 hours.
The NFL Players Association's executive committee reviewed only portions of a proposed deal to end the lockout and not enough to warrant a vote Tuesday, two people familiar with the league's labor negotiations told the Associated Press.
Skyler Mornhinweg is a modern athlete in so many ways. He's large, mobile, possesses a cannon arm and has been practically raised on the game of football.
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.
Another week has passed and the negotiations remain at a snail's pace in the NFL's labor dispute.
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.
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.
Three ideal targets for the Lions in free agency:
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.
Members of the NFL Players Association executive board and owners are meeting at a law firm in Manhattan in hopes of resolving a lockout that began in March.
The NFL lockout is starting to make football fans extremely nervous. Yes,progress appears to be happening, but I can't get too excited based on rumors.
NFL owners and players may find themselves shifting to hurry-up mode as time gets tight to reach labor peace.
Today Terry has been talking about the woman who Roy Williams sent the engagement ring to.
Lawyers for the NFL and the players' association are again sorting out contract language and details that could speed the process in reaching a new collective bargaining agreement.
After taking the holiday weekend off, lawyers for the owners and players reconvened Tuesday to continue negotiations toward a new collective bargaining agreement.
While the NFL coaching staffs and team officials are prohibited from communicating with players during the lockout, it seems rather improbable to believe that there is no absolutely no contact between the two sides while their negotiators try to work out a new CBA.
