Lockout Nears End
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:18 am
Lots of positive news coming from Chicago today where it appears the NFL lockout is nearing an end.
Owners were expected to meet into Wednesday to try coming to an agreement with each other on what it would take to make a deal, now owners are expecting the meeting to end soon today which suggests the owners are in agreement and that agreement is likely towards where a majority of owners were at the end of last week willing to make concessions to get a deal done. Some owners, most notably small market teams were balking saying the owners weren't trying to correct the mistakes they conceded in the last deal.
Owners have also reportedly agreed on how the off season will go once the lockout ends.
According to Adam Schefter, once a deal is reached, all players with 4, 5 and 6 years of service will become unrestricted free agents.
Owners were expected to meet into Wednesday to try coming to an agreement with each other on what it would take to make a deal, now owners are expecting the meeting to end soon today which suggests the owners are in agreement and that agreement is likely towards where a majority of owners were at the end of last week willing to make concessions to get a deal done. Some owners, most notably small market teams were balking saying the owners weren't trying to correct the mistakes they conceded in the last deal.
Owners have also reportedly agreed on how the off season will go once the lockout ends.
According to Adam Schefter, once a deal is reached, all players with 4, 5 and 6 years of service will become unrestricted free agents.
