NFL Offers Financial Info To Union

WASHINGTON (AP) - The NFL's lead labor negotiator says the league has offered to turn over more financial information than it ever has given to the players' union - and more than the 32 clubs have access to.

On his way into Wednesday's mediation session, NFL general counsel Jeff Pash says the issue of financial transparency, a key sticking point in labor talks this week,  "really should be behind us.''

The current collective bargaining agreement was set to expire last week, but two extensions now have pushed the cutoff to the end of Friday.

Although progress has been made, both sides have stuck to their stances when it comes to two central issues: The NFLPA has not agreed to any major economic concessions; the NFL has not agreed to the union's long-held demand that the league completely open its books.

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