Lockout

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NFL, NFLPA Release Joint Statement

After today’s ruling by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis that the NFL lockout was indeed legal (on most levels), the NFL and NFLPA took time out from their negotiation sessions to parse…Read More

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

Field Of Dreams 2: The Lockout

The guys over at Will Ferrell’s website, Funny or Die, have come up with another hysterical video. This time they’re spoofing the classic movie, “Field of Dreams,” while ripping…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

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Timetable for new CBA is “Borderline Insane”

After yesterday’s negotiation session in Washington DC went from promising to near-disaster. ESPN…Read More

NFL Coaches File Legal Brief in Favor of Ending the Lockout

The NFL may have just lost some of its footing as news today leaked out about a group of NFL coaches…Read More

Rudy Carpenter Teaching Bucs 101

Thanks to Pat Yasinkas of ESPN.com for reporting this interesting Bucs tidbit. It seems as though Josh…Read More

Don’t Side With the Owners

I really don’t care whether or not you agree with the NFL’s now defunct players association…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…Read More

Teams Reportedly Tampering with Undrafted FA’s

According to a report on ESPN several NFL agents have told Pro Football Weekly that numerous NFL teams…Read More

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

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