NFL Lockout: League, NFLPA Negotiators Meet Again, Push For Deal
Don't break out the tailgate gear just yet. An end to the NFL lockout might not be imminent. It does appears much closer than at any point in the last three months, though.
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Don't break out the tailgate gear just yet. An end to the NFL lockout might not be imminent. It does appears much closer than at any point in the last three months, though.
While a report from the Washington Post suggests the NFL lockout could end "during the next two or three weeks," negotiators for the league and its players were meeting Tuesday at an undisclosed location in Maryland, trying to break a labor impasse now in its fourth month.
When Plaxico Burress told the Wall Street Journal last week, "You never know what may happen. I love New York," it sounded as if a return to the Giants could be in the cards. On Monday, Burress called his relationship with coach Tom Coughlin "ambivalent" and described Rex Ryan's squad as "appealing." So how about those Jets?
Mark Sanchez and his Jets teammates are back together again. For a few days, at least. Sanchez and about 40 other players started practicing at an undisclosed location in New Jersey on Monday.
NFL employees have had their salaries trimmed by 12 percent since April, and seven teams have instituted pay cuts or furloughs of workers outside the huddle since the owners' lockout of players began March 12.
Last week, Giants running back Brandon Jacobs said there was "no chance" Plaxico Burress would return to New York once freed from prison on a gun charge. How quickly things can change.
Jenn Sterger wants the world to know exactly who's to blame for leaking last year's alleged up close and personal pics of Brett Favre. The former Jets hostess pointed her finger Friday morning directly at A.J. Daulerio and Deadspin.com.
Whether they are meeting in secret locations or in the middle of Times Square at rush hour, talks between NFL owners and players are a good sign.
NFL owners and players have met for a second straight day in New York, with Judge Arthur Boylan joining Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith.
The NFL and its players held talks Tuesday at a New York City hotel, seeking a resolution to the ongoing lockout. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league has no comment on the meeting, first reported by the NFL Network.
Jets vs. Giants, a preseason staple. A regular season rarity. If the NFL is forced to shorten their season from 16 games to 8, as reported Monday by SportsBusiness Journal's Daniel Kaplan, will New York's battle for gridiron bragging rights be safe?
Marv Albert is returning to the NFL, whenever the lockout ends. The longtime play-by-play announcer is joining the NFL on CBS team, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus announced Monday.
This argument is all about the staying power of the players. If they are willing to go the distance, even with the expected loss in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, the NFL could actually miss some games this year.
The Jets have joined several other NFL teams who have said they were unaware of and don't support a brief filed by the NFL Coaches Association that sided with the players against the owners.
Sione Pouha was getting ready to work out with his Jets defensive linemates and realized he still needed an NFL regulation football. He looked around his house and found one - in his trophy case.
