NFL Players Meet Wednesday In Washington DC In An Attempt To End Months-Long Lockout
After months of negotiations, lawsuits, and roadblocks, the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) is gathering its representatives in Washington DC for a pivotal vote regarding their new collective bargaining agreement with NFL team owners. Tomorrow in Atlanta, the owners themselves will meet to review and hopefully finalize the CBA, signifying a quick end of the NFL lockdown that has paralyzed the professional football league since March.
According to the NFLPA president Kevin Mawae, the players association is being careful about crafting the best deal for all of the league’s players – not just the stars. While they hope that they can get past labor negotiations and back onto the playing field, Mawae explained, they also want to make certain that keeps the athletes’ best interests in mind, both for the 2011 NFL season and for years into the future.
The NFLPA’s executive committee has been hard at work at their offices in Washington to come to an agreement on the deal, with ten hours of discussions on Tuesday that some found frustratingly slow. Now, attorneys on both sides are working to finalize an official legal document outlining the CBA before formal voting begins.
A majority of the NFL players are needed to pass a vote of approval in the NFLPA. Likewise, a majority vote is also needed from the 32 team owners across the country. In years without controversy, pre-season training camps begin during the last week of July or the first week of August. If an agreement is reached this week, both owners and players believe that they can begin preparations for the season in time.
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