The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the NFL can lockout players. But, the NFL cannot “lockout” rookies and free agents because there is no “working relationship” between the two parties. In essence, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court […]
After 12 long hours, the NFL owners and players’ association leaders still couldn’t come to an agreement. The NFL lockout remains in effect. The two sides will meet again in the morning. This is the sixth set of discussions and […]
After two long days of working through paperwork, the lawyers for both sides of the NFL Lockout have taken a backseat. Thursday, members of the NFL Players’ Association executive board met with owners at a law firm in Manhattan, according […]
They might be getting closer to an end. For the next two days the NFL, the players and a handful of lawyers from each side will be meeting to “speed the process” by working through paperwork – in hopes of […]
The optimism continues. Tuesday, NFL owners are meeting to discuss the status of negotiations with the players and those talks may last through Wednesday. The NFL lockout is in the fourth month. Amid optimism that momentum has been gained to […]
As the NFL Lockout reaches day 91 optimism surrounding a new deal continues to increase. Both the NFL owners and decertified players association continue to hold negotiations and discussions in an effort to come to an agreement on a new […]
The NFL and NFL players (dis)Association met for the second-consecutive day at an undisclosed location on Long Island. Wednesday, Judge Arthur Boylan was apart of the discussion. Talks are moving forward, but no one is certain how fast. Players are […]
The NFL owners and players have resumed non-mediated discussions in an effort to come to a new collective bargaining agreement and end the current lockout. The location of the talks is unknown at this time. Court mandated mediation was set […]
One step forward means two steps back. An interesting move by the NFL Coaches Association, filing a brief to back to NFLPA*, many coaches for teams around the league are saying they were unaware of the move. Most recently, the […]
The disbanded NFL Players Association is planning on hosting a two-day educational program for rookies at the end of June to help teach rookies about – among other things – the financial side of playing in the NFL. The event, […]