NFL | League unwittingly declares NFLPA winners
Mon, 6 Mar 2006 20:39:40 -0800
Len Pasquarelli, of
ESPN.com, reports the
NFL has unwittingly declared the
NFLPA and
NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw the winners in the public relations battle by taking the union's proposal to the owners.
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue took Upshaw off the hook when he agreed to present the union's proposal to the 32-owner membership.
NFL | Deal not likely to get ratified
Mon, 6 Mar 2006 20:40:11 -0800
Len Pasquarelli, of
ESPN.com, reports
NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue has agreed to present the
NFLPA's offer to the league's 32 owners. One league source told
ESPN.com that he had an e-mail assurance that the deal would go through, but there are no signs that the membership is ready to ratify it. Tagliabue needs 24 of 32 votes to pass the collective bargaining agreement extension, but it does not appear he will have sufficient support for it.