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On Further Review…

The 8th circuit court of appeals issued its ruling this morning in regard to the NFL lockout. Although at first blush it looks like a resounding win for the owners, it actually contains a lot of other…Read More

Judges Rule NFL Lockout is Legal

Just as the NFLPA was briefing the plaintiffs involved the antitrust lawsuit about potentially settling the suit in court Friday to allow the finalization of a new CBA, the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals…Read More

NFL Labor Talks Regressing

Much as Josh Hill argued earlier today that we shouldn’t get too hyped on something before it actually happened, the NFL is proving exactly that point with its labor discussions. After nearly a week…Read More

Timetable for new CBA is “Borderline Insane”

After yesterday’s negotiation session in Washington DC went from promising to near-disaster. ESPN and Adam Schefter have reported that the sides aren’t really that close to a deal despite…Read More

Updating the Labor Situation

We haven’t posted anything on the NFL Lockout in a while and to be completely honest, I’m not really sorry about that. At this point the lockout has really just become a protracted legal battle…Read More

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The Lockout is Back On

The NFL Owners have gotten their wish, today the 8th circuit court of appeals granted their request for…Read More

NFL Owners Dealt a BIG Blow

The injunction against the lockout will stand until the owners can find another court that is more favorable…Read More

Rift in Players Union Now Evident

According to Andrew Brandt of ESPN.com the NFLPA has begun to splinter in the wake of the decertification…Read More

NFL, NFLPA Adjourn Until May 16

This was not what the fans were hoping for when Minneapolis federal judge Susan Nelson mandated the NFLPA…Read More

NFL, NFLPA Resume Mediation Today

Today the NFL and the NFLPA will again resume mediation in Minneapolis. The sides have both been ordered…Read More

NFL, NFLPA Convene in Court

Yesterday saw the initial hearings for Brady et al v. NFL et al as well as a secondary suit in a Minneapolis…Read More

How Is This Becoming So One-Sided?

It may just be me, but in the days since the NFL and the NFLPA pulled what many writers have dubbed…Read More

How the Lock-Out Will Affect the Bucs

Now that players are locked out, they cannot enter team facilities, talk to coaches or partake in any…Read More

Jeff Pash Lays it Down

NFL General Counsel Jeff Pash has been in a war of words with DeMaurice Smith for about a week now. Of…Read More

The Morning After…

Well, last night things got crazy as far as the CBA and the NFL labor negotiations go, however in the…Read More

Now We Play the Blame Game

With the NFLPA decertifying today at 5 PM, we can now begin with the finger-pointing. Both sides want…Read More

NFLPA Decertifies

The NFLPA announced just moments ago that they have opted to decertify and take the collective bargaining…Read More

To Decertify or Not to Decertify

Things are beginning to get dicey, as of penning this article, the NFLPA currently has about an hour…Read More

How the NFL Can Repair its Relationship with Fans

If you are an NFL fan and you aren’t upset right now then you’re either not serious, or…Read More

The Final Countdown

Today is the deadline for the NFL and the NFLPA to either reach another extension or actually hammer…Read More