NFL Owners, Players Burn Midnight Oil After 16 Hours Of Talks Thursday

NFL owners and players moved into a new phase of their clandestine labor negotiations Thursday morning at a Minneapolis-area law firm and they didn't stop until 16 hours later. The parties finally wrapped up talks a little bit past midnight CT, but they will return at 8 a.m. Friday. That's just a seven-hour break after a marathon day. Owners and players arrived in the Twin Cities on Wednesday to rejoin the negotiations after three days of meetings between the parties' legal teams, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith. Goodell and Smith, who were in Minnesota on Monday and Tuesday, returned from a brief Florida foray to rejoin the talks.

Source: NFL.com

 

They still are cu**s for this even happening, but I give them credit for trying to get this done, especially with how long they're meeting for.

 

I'm over it. college football WILL start in two weeks. Then all is right with the world. Screw the NFL.

 

Judge wanted the players and owners to keep negotiating last night too.

According to Breer's NFL Radio interview, Last night and this morning they made major progress on the revenue split which is the main sticking point and it could be at a point where the revenue split isn't a stumbling block anymore.

 

they can't eat until a deal is done.

it's only fair.

 

Someone should've locked them in the building. Not let them come out until a deal was done.

 

Bring in the Jager and lock the doors. If that don't get'em to agree on a new contract aint nothing gonna.

 

Shoot one of them every day a deal isnt done.

 

16 Hours and a deal can't be struck??? What the heck???