Deal On New CBA Around Independence Day Appears "Increasingly Realistic"

The NFL and locked out players have made enough progress in their recent negotiations that a deal between the two sides is within reach during the next two or three weeks, people on both sides of the dispute said Tuesday. Owners of the 32 teams, scheduled to attend a meeting in Chicago Tuesday, have been told to leave their schedules open in case the session runs late that night or spills over into the following day, said several people who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deliberations are at a sensitive stage. It is possible--but very unlikely--that the owners could vote on a labor deal at that meeting, said several of the people, who did not participate in the talks but are familiar with developments. It is more likely, they said, that owners could give negotiators their opinions and a deal with the players could be completed the following week. A deal that week, just before the July 4 holiday, appears increasingly realistic, said people on both sides of the dispute.

Source: Washington Post

 

Happy Fourth of July.........

 

I was thinking before July 15th. This works for me!!

 

owners were told to bring a change of clothes to Chicago. They're going to hammer something out or stay there until they do....

AWESOME NEWS.

 

Finally a sense of urgency from both sides. I mean hell, it's only taken about 2 years so far...

 

Good stuff. That way I can buy my tickets for SF vs Dal

 

Awesome news on progression. Much better than news on this in the past..where nothing was happening.