Union agrees to seven-to-ten day extension

[Highlandfire]

On thing I heard on NFLN last night was that one of the guys said 'the Union knows its not going to keep getting 60%'. Exactly right. and if they have realized this then we can start moving toward center.

Flipside is the owners aren't going to get their ideal number either.

[Kurb]

On thing I heard on NFLN last night was that one of the guys said 'the Union knows its not going to keep getting 60%'. Exactly right. and if they have realized this then we can start moving toward center.

Flipside is the owners aren't going to get their ideal number either.

Good, then both sides are negotiating.:hat:

[riddel]

This extension would be good news as long as the NFL and players union can move closer together.....sounds like the players union is willing to work towards an agreement by offering this extension.

[csx]

This extension would be good news as long as the NFL and players union can move closer together.....sounds like the players union is willing to work towards an agreement by offering this extension.

or they don't want to follow through with the decertification

[jramsey4]

I just hope they reach a compromise before the draft and there is a rookie cap (which I believe is almost guaranteed). Our pick would immediately have a ton more value considering how the risk is diminished when taking a guy like Newton. It might also be what puts our FO over the top on drafting him ourselves.

[riddel]

or they don't want to follow through with the decertification

Decertification means the 2011 season is done. The courts will take this thing over and everyone loses. It's in everyone's best interest that they do not have to decertify and file anititrust cases against the NFL. The NFL definately doesn't want decertificaton. They have a history of losing labor cases, because they tend to violate antitrust laws.

[Darth Urious]

gas is creeping up on $4.00 a gallon and our politicians are worried about how the NFL will work itself out... lol

[Floppin]

gas is creeping up on $4.00 a gallon and our politicians are worried about how the NFL will work itself out... lol

Bicycles and public transportation FTW!

[jramsey4]

gas is creeping up on $4.00 a gallon and our politicians are worried about how the NFL will work itself out... lol

I was thinking the same thing when they were pushing this Obamacare down our throats when we had the worst unemployment since the Great Depression. Good to see our Gov't has its priorities straight.

[riddel]

gas is creeping up on $4.00 a gallon and our politicians are worried about how the NFL will work itself out... lol

$9 billion dollar industry is a pretty big deal....if you look at the residual effects of no NFL the estimated costs could exceed $50 billion....big business sales.advertising.TV.airlines.hotels.restaurants.rental properties.stadium workers.public transportation.police.fire....the list goes on and on...

I'd say that it's a big deal.

[Mr. Scot]

Yahoo's Michael Silver says it now all depends on this extension.

CBA talks enter do-or-die phase

Sources on both sides of the conflict agreed on one basic premise: If enough progress is made that another short-term CBA extension – perhaps a week, perhaps two – is announced by Friday night, the players and owners will almost certainly be headed for a settlement that will result in a multi-year deal before the end of this month.

If not, as one person familiar with the negotiations put it, “It will be Armageddon.” The union will decertify and file a class-action, anti-trust lawsuit against the owners, who’ll issue a legal challenge to the validity of the act while implementing a lockout (or de facto lockout). A long, bitter standoff would likely ensue, and the 2011 season could be threatened.

Given the lose-lose nature of the latter scenario, the smart money is on a settlement. And while the situation remains delicate, for the first time key figures in each camp believe a deal is highly achievable.

[Darth Urious]

$9 billion dollar industry is a pretty big deal....if you look at the residual effects of no NFL the estimated costs could exceed $50 billion....big business sales.advertising.TV.airlines.hotels.restaurants.rental properties.stadium workers.public transportation.police.fire....the list goes on and on...

I'd say that it's a big deal.

Not really... The same amount of money is in circulation... It will just be spent elsewhere...

...and there you have the perfect example of how our monetary system is a joke in the first place...

[JungleCat]

Maybe they figure football will keep everyones' mind off of other problems.

[Panthers_Lover]

$9 billion dollar industry is a pretty big deal....if you look at the residual effects of no NFL the estimated costs could exceed $50 billion....big business sales.advertising.TV.airlines.hotels.restaurants.rental properties.stadium workers.public transportation.police.fire....the list goes on and on...

I'd say that it's a big deal.

Too big to fail?