{"id":7585,"date":"2011-03-04T22:24:58","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T02:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=7585"},"modified":"2019-11-28T07:20:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T11:20:44","slug":"recap-of-labor-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2011\/03\/04\/recap-of-labor-negotiations\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap Of NFL Labor Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We figured a brief recap of the labor negotiations would be helpful.\u00a0 The CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) has expired.\u00a0 The players are not threatening to strike, the owners have threatened to lock the players out.\u00a0 There is some good news:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A union source told NFL Network&#8217;s Albert Breer on Friday that &#8220;we&#8217;ve  made more real activity in the last 24-48 hours than we did in two  years.&#8221; A second union source acknowledged the forward motion, but  emphasized that major issues remain in the negotiation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Here is where we stand right now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) has expired.\u00a0 It was originally extended for 24 hours but today it was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/story\/09000d5d81e9a6e6\/article\/sides-to-resume-talks-monday-as-cba-deadline-extended-a-week?module=HP_headlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">extended until Friday March 11, 2011<\/a>.\u00a0 This means that there won&#8217;t be a lockout by the owners this week.<\/li>\n<li>President Obama says that both sides should be able to<a href=\"http:\/\/nfllabor.com\/2011\/03\/03\/president-obama-on-nfl-labor-negotiations-%E2%80%9Ctwo-parties-should-be-able-to-work-it-out-without-the-president-intervening%E2%80%9D\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> work out a new deal<\/a> without his intervention.<\/li>\n<li>The Players Association has voted to decertify the union as a defense against the lockout.\u00a0 If that happens, <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.jetnation.com\/\">Tom Brady, Peyton  Manning, and Drew Brees<\/a> will be the lead plaintiffs in an antitrust  lawsuit against the NFL.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In case your head is still spinning, the <a href=\"http:\/\/msn.foxsports.com\/video\/NFL?vid=d9c30894-b83f-42e0-88af-249e8b959eef&amp;from=foxsports\/Home\/headlines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox Sports legal experts<\/a> make sense of the NFL Labor issues.<\/p>\n<p>Still confused?\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.jetnation.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stop by our NFL Forum<\/a>, trained fans are standing by and ready to answer your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We figured a brief recap of the labor negotiations would be helpful.\u00a0 The CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) has expired.\u00a0 The players are not threatening to strike, the owners have threatened to lock the players out.\u00a0 There is some good news: A union source told NFL Network&#8217;s Albert Breer on Friday that &#8220;we&#8217;ve made more real 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