Union: NFL players, owners sense urgency in talks

[datruth55]

NEW YORK -- Union executive committee member Brian Dawkins says he believes NFL owners and players have a sense of urgency to avoid a lockout because they don't want to alienate fans.

The veteran Denver Broncos safety said Tuesday "we understand who butters our bread."

Dawkins and fellow NFL Players Association executive committee member Mike Vrabel alternated between optimism and expressing frustration with the league's proposals. They spoke during a conference call to discuss negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement.

Vrabel is a veteran linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs. He says the NFL's offers to players in exchange for an 18-game regular season were "not enough return on investment for our bodies."

http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/12/28/1991364/union-nfl-players-owners-sense.html

This is sort of good news. May encourage more of the underclassmen to enter the draft.

 

[Roman529]

They better get their CBA done soon. Don't they have some college all star games and other things they need to do before the draft as well? Sundays are going to suck without NFL football.

 

[datruth55]

They better get their CBA done soon. Don't they have some college all star games and other things they need to do before the draft as well? Sundays are going to suck without NFL football.

The East-West Shrine game and Senior bowl will be played regardless. The draft will also happen regardless but if no CBA is in place the teams will have no contact with the players drafted or players on the roster because of the lockout. I believe the deadline for a new CBA is March 11th, if nothing is in place by then there will be a lockout.