cowboyjoe
07-25-2011, 07:19 AM
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/07/25/glazer-says-deal-is-done-barring-an-unforeseen-obstacle/
Posted by Mike Florio on July 25, 2011, 7:33 AM EDT
AP
Jay Glazer, a/k/a The Groundhog, is back.
With only one prior report regarding the status of CBA talks (Glazer broke the news of a De Smith conference call in which the NFLPA* executive director told a group of elite players that a deal isn’t close, which amounted to Glazer seeing his shadow and predicting six more weeks of labor unrest), FOX’s Jay Glazer says that, in the wee hours of Monday morning, the league and the players agreed to terms on a new labor deal.
But Glazer also acknowledges that the players still must approve the deal, which would come after the NFLPA* Executive Committee and the board of player representatives recommend its acceptance.
Given the ups and downs and highs and lows of the past several weeks, we’re not going to regard the deal as done until it’s done. On Sunday, we were told that the class action filed by Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller and other retired players on behalf of all retired players could still screw this thing up, given the plaintiffs’ new position that they no longer want the NFLPA* negotiating the benefits to be made available to retired players.
Posted by Mike Florio on July 25, 2011, 7:33 AM EDT
AP
Jay Glazer, a/k/a The Groundhog, is back.
With only one prior report regarding the status of CBA talks (Glazer broke the news of a De Smith conference call in which the NFLPA* executive director told a group of elite players that a deal isn’t close, which amounted to Glazer seeing his shadow and predicting six more weeks of labor unrest), FOX’s Jay Glazer says that, in the wee hours of Monday morning, the league and the players agreed to terms on a new labor deal.
But Glazer also acknowledges that the players still must approve the deal, which would come after the NFLPA* Executive Committee and the board of player representatives recommend its acceptance.
Given the ups and downs and highs and lows of the past several weeks, we’re not going to regard the deal as done until it’s done. On Sunday, we were told that the class action filed by Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller and other retired players on behalf of all retired players could still screw this thing up, given the plaintiffs’ new position that they no longer want the NFLPA* negotiating the benefits to be made available to retired players.