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Hard-liners on both sides -- the NFL and players' union -- have taken negotiations to the brink, and there's no indication that sanity will prevail before the current collective bargaining agreement expires and things really begin to get nasty.
The NFL and the players' union no longer have months or weeks or days to reach a new CBA. If they don't get it done before Thursday turns to Friday on the East Coast, pro football's first work stoppage since 1987 is almost a certainty.
Running back D.J. Ware has signed a contract extension with the Giants on announced Wednesday, a day before the current collective bargaining agreement expires.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and all 10 members of the owners' labor committee have left a mediation session with the players' union after about four hours of talks.
All 10 members of the NFL owners' labor committee, including Giants co-owner John Mara, attended Wednesday's mediation session between the league and the players' union, with fewer than 40 hours left until the collective bargaining agreement expires.
With less than 48 hours left until the NFL's labor deal expires, there are far more questions than answers floating around. Will the owners lock out the players? Will the 2011 NFL season be jeopardized?
Chris Simms, son of former Giants legend Phil Simms, will fight to clear himself and defend his rights and reputation after being charged with driving while high on marijuana, one of his lawyers said Tuesday.
Giants co-owner John Mara joined the NFL group negotiating with the players' union Tuesday, the first team owner to participate since a federal mediator began overseeing the talks.
Less than 72 hours before the NFL's collective bargaining agreement expires, the league and the players' union were scheduled to resume negotiations in front of a federal mediator.
Giants general manager Jerry Reese made an abrupt reversal this weekend after telling reporters that Mathias Kiwanuka, coming off a serious neck injury last season, isn't "out of the woods yet."
Drew Rosenhaus has been drumming up interest in Plaxico Burress for the better part of a month. Consider head coach Tom Coughlin not completely sold on the jailed ex-Giant.
Tom Coughlin will enjoy an extended stay with the Giants, even though months have passed since ownership first promised an extension for their head coach. "That will get done, so that's not an issue," John Mara said Thursday.
The NFL and the players' union have made "some progress" over seven consecutive days of face-to-face meetings, "but very strong differences remain," and negotiations will resume next week, mediator George Cohen said Thursday.
When the NFL and the players' union agreed to federal mediation, they knew it was voluntary. In theory, either side could walk away at any time. Instead, they keep coming back to the table.
At least one person participating in the federally mediated NFL labor negotiations was willing to say something — anything — about how he felt after more than 25 hours of meetings over four days. "Things are going well right now," said Steelers quarterback Charlie Batch.
