Friday, February 11, 2011

Why did the NFL owners walk away from the negotiating table again?

Sources: NFL's owners balk at 50-50 split    NFL owners walked away from the negotiating table Wednesday when the NFL Players Association proposed to take an average of 50 percent of all revenue generated by the league, according to player sources.  (This story continues here: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6107737&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines)

NFL Lockout 2011: Owners Walk Away from Talks, Time To Panic?    It seems our worst nightmare is getting closer: The possibility of a lockout in the NFL increased after the team owners walked away from the table on Wednesday, leading to the cancellation of the negotiating session scheduled for this Thursday. According to a report by ESPN.com that cites player sources, "Owners walked away from the negotiating table Wednesday when the NFL Players Association ...  (This story continues here: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/604510-nfl-lockout-2011-owners-walk-away-from-talks-time-to-panic)

NFL-League, players' union cancel second day of talks    * Talks between NFL and players' union break down  (This story continues here: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=reu-labor)

NFL - NFL, players' union cancel second day of talks    Talks between the NFL and its players' union have stalled less than a month before the current collective bargaining agreement expires.  (This story continues here: http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/10022011/58/nfl-nfl-players-union-cancel-second-day-talks.html)

NFL, Players Association Cancel Talks    The NFL and the NFL Players Association canceled Thursday's bargaining session in Washington, D.C., with little progress reported between the two sides after Wednesday's talks.  (This story continues here: http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/sports/nfl-players-association-cancel-talks-dpgonc-20110210-gc_11827798)

Sources: NFL owners walk away from negotiations    Sources: NFL owners walk away from negotiations - The NFL and NFL Players Association - attempting t  (This story continues here: http://www.ocregister.com/sports/players-287756-nfl-goodell.html)

Why cancel labor meetings? NFL and union are too far apart    As Doug told you earlier, Thursday's scheduled meetings between the owners and players were cancelled . Neither side would say why they were so ready to quit talking, but ESPN's Chris Mortensen has some specifics . It's a struggle to not get too bogged down with specifics, but here are a couple of snippets that seemed pertinent: NFL owners walked away from the negotiating table Wednesday when ...  (This story continues here: http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_corner/post/Why-cancel-labor-meetings-NFL-and-union-are-too?urn=nfl-319657)

NFL, players' union cancel second day of talks    Negotiations to prevent an NFL lockout took a grim turn Thursday with the cancellation of the second day of a planned two-day bargaining session. "We wish we were negotiating today," said George Atallah of the NFL Players Association. "That's all I can say."  (This story continues here: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/02/10/2647250/nfl-players-union-cancel-second.html)

PFT: Talks end after union proposes 50-50 split    So much for optimism. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that Thursday's bargaining session between the NFL and the NFLPA was canceled after the two sides hit a wall regarding the most important aspect of the deal, the formula for splitting up the money.  (This story continues here: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/10/report-cba-talks-broke-down-after-union-proposed-50-50-split/related)

PFT: Browns cut Shaun Rogers, five others    In response to the recent flurry of player cuts, including a large group that was dumped by the Browns on Wednesday, several of you have asked whether those folks can be signed now, or whether they must wait until March 4 to become free agents.  (This story continues here: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/10/shaun-rogers-other-released-veterans-become-free-agents-now/related)


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