Archive | September 9th, 2012

One Owners Meeting Ends, Another One Begins

The NFL owners meeting in Chantilly, Virginia has concluded for the day.  And another smaller one has started. That’s roughly the only concrete news we can give you with roughly 30 hours left before the current collective bargaining agreement expires.  Most owners are returning home, but the ten owners on the league’s labor committee jumped… [...]

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Owners Meeting to Discuss Their Next Step in Labor Situation

NFL owners and team presidents started arriving in this Washington D.C. suburb Wednesday to begin a meeting scheduled for 3 p.m. ET. Related Posts:NFL owners call meeting for final day of current labor dealNFLPA, NFL release statements about labor situationTen more things to know, right now, about the labor situationOne owners meeting ends, another one [...]

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Judge Sides with NFL Union in TV Dispute

Just as a fourth-quarter turnover can swing the momentum of a game, NFL players got a big gain at a key point in their labor fight with the league. Writing that the NFL enhanced “long-term interests at the expense of its present obligations,” U.S. District Judge David Doty overturned a special master’s ruling and backed [...]

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Pash: League Could Extend Deadline if Gap in Labor Talks Closes

NFL owners would be open to extending the deadline for expiration of the collective bargaining agreement beyond Thursday at midnight ET, NFL general council Jeff Pash said Wednesday morning before the league and the NFL Players Association resumed labor negotiations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service office of George Cohen. Related Posts:One day to [...]

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Shaun Rogers Left $2 Million on the Table to Sign with Saints

Shaun Rogers has spent most of his career as a good player on a bad team: In 10 NFL seasons with Detroit and Cleveland, the best team he ever played on was the 2007 Lions, who went 7-9. Now he’s sick of the losing, and willing to take less money to play on a good… [...]

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Jets Reportedly Will Bring Back RB Tomlinson Next Season

The Jets will bring back veteran running back LaDainian Tomlinson for 2011, the New York Daily News reported Tuesday via Twitter, citing a source. Related Posts:Tomlinson will be return despite new running backReport: Jets to retain LaDainian TomlinsonTell us how you really feel: Cromartie talks Brady’s ‘antics’Jets Reportedly Don’t Want Tebow Doing Weekly Radio SpotJets [...]

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Redskins Release LB Carter, G Dockery

The Washington Redskins on Tuesday continued their disposal of expensive, expendable parts from last season, releasing out-of-position linebacker Andre Carter and high-priced backup guard Derrick Dockery. Neither move was a surprise. Carter was a poor fit for the team’s 3-4 defense, and Dockery had become a bench-sitter who was due .8 million in salary in [...]

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Another Lawsuit Filed Against the UFL

The UFL death watch continues. Already facing a lawsuit from Mark Cuban for repayment of a million loan and a lawsuit from a Sacramento P.R. firm for unpaid fees, the three-year-old pro football league faces another claim based on an alleged failure to satisfy its financial obligations. Erich Spivey of Good Morning Jacksonville reports… Related [...]

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