Does the 2011 NFL Season Happen?

[Goaldeje]

Good article here by Mike Silver. Actually makes me somewhat optimistic, sounds like they had a fair amount of progress yesterday...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ms-cbacriticalphase030311
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[servumtuum]

Latest I've seen, starting with a few tweets and finally showing up on SB Nation's site is that George Cohen, the mediator has gottten the NFLPA to agree to a 7-10 day extension on negotiations and are awaiting word from NFL owners.

Sports Business Journal reports federal mediator George Cohen has convinced the union to agree to a 7-10 day extension and they're awaiting word on whether the league will agree.

Commissioner Roger Goodell and several NFL executives met with Cohen early on Friday morning. It's unclear whether they'll agree to an extension but the momentum certainly seems to be heading that way.

If the two sides agree to a 7-10 day extension, it's believed there's been enough momentum lately that the two sides could come to an agreement before the end of the month. Things can change but, for now, that's where it looks like this is headed if the owner agree to another extension.

Link:http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2011/3/4/2029632/nfl-lockout-players-nflpa-cba

 

[Goaldeje]

I may be a complete dope (insert own joke here), but I find it fascinating how many people are taking the players' side in this. I know it is the owners locking out the players, which makes them less sympathetic, but so many people believe the players already make too much money.

Anyway, here's another perspective, yet more of the same:

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110304