The NFL and NFL Referees Association negotiated past midnight Tuesday, a source on both sides of the negotiations said. The owners who have shown no inclination to budge on the referees' benefits issues have gotten more involved in the negotiations, according to the source, and the federal mediator has done well to keep talks on track. The officials have enjoyed defined-benefit pension plan, and the league has been seeking, in these negotiations, to terminate that plan and switch the NFLRA over to a 401(k) Negotiations are expected to continue. Source: NFL.com
"negotiated past midnight"??? Men of Steel, I'll tell ya. :icon_rolleyes: There's Packer fans who haven't slept since Monday night & probably not for the rest of the week.
