NFL, players talk more than 15 hours (AP)
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith ended a 15-hour bargaining session early Friday, barely breaking for a quick nap before resuming in the morning. U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan, who is overseeing the process, said the sides will resume negotiations at 8 a.m. The latest talks come as the NBA began its own lockout after it failed to reach a new collective bargaining...
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Colts Hall of Fame TE Mackey dies at 69 (AP)
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John Mackey revolutionized the tight end position, his incomparable ability to catch passes off the line of scrimmage helping to usher the NFL into the pass-happy modern era. After his retirement, Mackey remained on the forefront of change in professional football. He pushed for better health care and championed the cause of former players, even as he battled the dementia that ultimately forced him...
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NFL sides make progress on rookie wages (AP)
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Significant progress on a major sticking point in the NFL labor impasse -- soaring rookie salaries -- during marathon talks Thursday raised hopes that a tentative agreement in principle could perhaps come within 24 hours, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. They cautioned, however, that other key issues remained for owners and players to resolve, including free agency and new...
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NFL owners OK deal, players yet to vote (AP)
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NFL owners chatted much of the day, polished off a couple of meals, then overwhelmingly approved a deal to end the lockout. Only one problem: The players aren't ready to join them at the table just yet. So America's most popular sport remains in labor limbo a bit longer. The owners voted 31-0 Thursday for a decade-long deal to settle the impasse, but any giddiness among fans was quickly...
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The NFL Players Association and the league have reached an agreement on a new labor deal, NFL.com reports. Team facilities will open Tuesday, pending a vote by players.
The league's owners imposed a lockout on March 11, suspending the labor deal in place at the time in hopes of creating a new financial structure. Ref. CNN
Patriots acquire Haynesworth, Ochocinco (AP)
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Randy Moss and Corey Dillon were malcontents when they joined the New England Patriots. Rodney Harrison arrived with a reputation as a dirty, washed-up player. All of them fit in very well with their new team. Now Albert Haynesworth and Chad Ochocinco are coming and "The Patriot Way" will be tested once again.
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NFL first to test for HGH under new CBA (AP)
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The wait is over. The NFL officially is back in business, collective bargaining agreement and all. That 4 1/2 -month lockout? A thing of the past in every way. All those players with new contracts who had to sit out practice for a few days? They hit the field with all of their teammates shortly after word spread that football finally had a completely done deal Thursday.
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