According to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, a settlement of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement is now on the "fast track." Albert Breer of NFL Network hears Thursday will be a late night of ongoing talks, with 12 hours already in the books. At the current pace, ESPN's Chris Mortensen estimates a final agreement could be reached in 24-48 hours. Two hurdles have been cleared with the rookie salary scale and arbitration system overhauled. Still on the agenda: retirees benefits and this year's free agency rules. The best guess on the latter is a three-day exclusive negotiating window with no rights of first refusal. Source: Chris Mortensen: Twitter.com
Yea these reports are finally starting to get a little more uniform. It's actually starting to look better and better.
Part of me thinks the whole lockout/negotiating of the new CBA is just marketing. Fans are paying more attention this off-season then the last three years all together.
I have been paying alot less attention to everything football related other then lockout progress...mostly cause there has been so little. With free agency and OTAs I definitely am more interested and pay more attention. I might not even play FF this year.
