Court Cancels NFL/NFLPA talks next week.

[kam.]

The U.S. District court in Minnesota has canceled mediation sessions scheduled for next week to begin "confidential settlement talks" with the NFL and the NFLPA.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan is pushing for a settlement now, taking advantage of the uncertainty and lack of leverage on both sides before the Eighth Circuit issues a ruling on the lockout. The players have been pushing for serious talks with the "power-broker" owners as opposed to attorneys, and this is a step in the right direction. As NFL Network's Albert Breer points out, terms of the next CBA were included in the settlement reached back in 1993.

Not sure if this is good or not.

 

[DJT]

Well "settlement" sounds good....not sure if they are settling the tv contract thing or the lockout...

 

[jonathanlambert33]

lholder_cbs_nba Larry Holder


“This is the most optimistic I’ve been in many months,” a high-ranking member of the former NFLPA told @realfreemancbs on latest talks.

I think it's a good thing.

 

[kam.]

FUCKING YES.

LETS GET IT DONE.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

that's what I'm saying!

To be honest though, I can careless when they sign it as long as we don't miss any games!

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Then again, there is that factor of being sure there will be football on Sunday's.

I don't care what anyone says, College Football DOES NOT make up for the NFL. Not even close.

 

[.infamous]

Then again, there is that factor of being sure there will be football on Sunday's.

I don't care what anyone says, College Football DOES NOT make up for the NFL. Not even close.

yeah college football aint nothin compared to the nfl to me.

 

[Lake Louise]

Hopefully this is good news. Just get it done with.

I agree. I mean, college football would give football on Sundays and all, but it's not the same. Not even close. Sunday is for the pros. That's how it should be.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

I don't exactly know what it means, either. I just hope we get something done soon, we gotta whoop the Detroit Lions Week 1 of Preseason.

 

[kam.]

Multiple sources familiar with this week's discussions tell CBSSports.com's Mike Freeman that "significant headway" had been made toward a new labor agreement.
Both sides are still cautioning that talks could fall apart at a moment's notice, but optimism is breaking through for the first time since early March. This week's talks have been more productive than all preceding mediation discussions combined, according to one source in the NFLPA. That progress has been chalked up to three primary factors: the absence of lawyers (specifically Jeff Pash, whom the players "despise"), the ability of Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones to soften hard-line, small-market owners, and De Smith ratcheting up negotiations at the players' request.

 

[DJT]

They better not be just trying to get hopes up....

 

[SaintFan25]

Finally, it's about time progress has been made.

 

[RipCity32]

Come on fuckers, get it done.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

There is a still a great deal of work to do, and any progress could unravel any day, hour or minute, but it appears NFL owners and players have made significant headway in reaching a new labor agreement, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions.
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One high-ranking member of the former union estimated to me a new deal could be reached within two to three weeks. "This is the most optimistic I've been in many months," he said.

The whole quote that I posted yesterday.