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[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]NFL nears new labor pact with players union[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]By Alex Marvez [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Sun-Sentinel.com [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Posted February 27 2006, 12:17 PM EST[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL appears on the verge of reaching agreement on a new labor pact with its players union.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Monday that progress has been made in talks about a Collective Bargaining Agreement extension.
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]"I feel that we'll likely have a deal," Jones said while attending the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
An agreement reached this week would likely delay the start of the free-agent signing period, which is scheduled to begin Friday. If a deal can't be completed by Friday, teams will have to follow the rules of the current CBA that would likely limit the number of lucrative free-agent contracts that could be offered because of salary cap restrictions.
Jones said negotiations between the league and the NFL Players Association could continue until Thursday.
"We've got a pretty tight timeframe here," Jones said. "[The CBA extension] would be framed into a situation that will reasonably address the beginning of the league year."
From a Dolphins standpoint, a new CBA agreement would greatly help the team's cap situation and give the franchise more freedom in shaping its 2006 roster. The Dolphins are reportedly one of eight teams that are at least $8 million over the 2006 cap, which is projected between $92 million and $95 million. [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica][FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]NFL nears new labor pact with players union[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]By Alex Marvez [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Sun-Sentinel.com [/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] Posted February 27 2006, 12:17 PM EST[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica] INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL appears on the verge of reaching agreement on a new labor pact with its players union.
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said Monday that progress has been made in talks about a Collective Bargaining Agreement extension.
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial, Helvetica]"I feel that we'll likely have a deal," Jones said while attending the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
An agreement reached this week would likely delay the start of the free-agent signing period, which is scheduled to begin Friday. If a deal can't be completed by Friday, teams will have to follow the rules of the current CBA that would likely limit the number of lucrative free-agent contracts that could be offered because of salary cap restrictions.
Jones said negotiations between the league and the NFL Players Association could continue until Thursday.
"We've got a pretty tight timeframe here," Jones said. "[The CBA extension] would be framed into a situation that will reasonably address the beginning of the league year."
From a Dolphins standpoint, a new CBA agreement would greatly help the team's cap situation and give the franchise more freedom in shaping its 2006 roster. The Dolphins are reportedly one of eight teams that are at least $8 million over the 2006 cap, which is projected between $92 million and $95 million. [/FONT]
