"Progress" reported in mediation

[Mr. Scot]

From Albert Breer (link)

The NFL and players met for seven hours Tuesday, their third day of court-ordered mediation before U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan.

According to sources, it was a tough day of talks, with the sides largely spending time separately, but "some progress" was made.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (right) joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at Tuesday's mediation session in Minneapolis.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones (right) joined NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at Tuesday's mediation session in Minneapolis. (Jim Mone/Associated Press)

Hanging over this week's talks is the prospect of a ruling from U.S. District Judge Susan Nelson, who ordered this mediation, on the players' request for an injunction to lift the NFL lockout, which the league imposed March 12 after the NFL Players Association decertified as a union.

Nelson emphasized at an April 6 hearing that she will rule "in due course" on the players' motion and wouldn't be stayed by the ongoing mediation. When the sides resume mediation Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. CT in Boylan's chambers, it will have been two weeks since she said she expected to rule in "a couple weeks."

[CarolinaNut]

john clayton said no real progress was made on NFL live...he said that both sides are really just waiting for the judges ruling

[countryboi]

both sides are fulla poo.....they are just going though the motions

[jtnc]

I knew things would go smoother with De smith out of the way.

[firstdayfan]

I think it would be a huge deal if she rules in favor of the owners...I think the players would cave pretty fast if she does. But more than likely it will be for the players and the owners will appeal until they get what they want.

[Hoenheim]

fug this lockout. I'm goin to sleep..

[Mother Grabber]

The general consensus is that this is all posturing and not really significant. That's seems reasonable given the two sides' position.