NFL owners could opt out of labor deal next week

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COULD LEAGUE PULL PLUG ON CBA NEXT WEEK?
Published 5/16/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
When NFL owners meet on May 20 in Atlanta, they might emerge from the session with a message for the NFL Players Association:  “We’re exercising our right to terminate the labor contract two years early.” Chris Mortensen of ESPN reports that  the move could happen .  One management source told Mort that there’s a “high likelihood” that the decision will be made next week.  A union source told Mortensen that the players expect it to happen. As we’ve pointed out in the past (and — what the hell? — we’ll point out again), the vote will be whether the owners wish to extend the deal ...

NFL Owners May Opt Out of Union Contract, but No Labor Problems Coming Soon
Published 5/16/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... Mortensen quotes an unnamed management source saying there is a "high likelihood" that the opt out, which has been discussed for almost as long as the CBA has been in place, will happen. He also quotes an unnamed union source saying, "We expect it to happen." ...

Players prepared for owner's move
Published 5/17/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... A key player within the NFL Players' Association are not shocked to hear about Chris Mortensen report that NFL owners may soon dissolve the Collective bargaining agreement. ...

Players prepared for owners' move
Published 5/17/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
... A key player within the NFL Players' Association said players are not shocked to hear about Chris Mortensen's report that NFL owners may soon dissolve the Collective bargaining agreement. ...

NFL Owners Hint They Are Closer to Opting Out of CBA
Published 5/17/2008 by Bill Jordan at The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
... The owners don’t like that the players receive 60 percent of revenues, as reported by Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com: ...

Dallas Cowboys random articles
Published 5/17/2008 by Dave Halprin (Grizz) at Blogging The Boys: Front Page Posts
... up that stunt on a couple of occasions -- we still lost the game. To this day I do not know how our coaches knew that Zimmer's gesture indicated a strongside dog by the Sam and Mike linebackers. My guess is that the signal had been decoded by an advance scout who had attended a prior game, or perhaps another member of the coaching staff had previously worked with the other team's defensive coordinator. Labor troubles could be on the horizon this week if the owners opt out of the CBA. ...

NFL owners to opt out of CBA?
Published 5/17/2008 by JasonB at Bleeding Green Nation: Front Page Posts
... via cache.viewimages.com Chris Mortenson seems to think it's very likely NFL owners might opt out of the existing labor agreement as soon as Tuesday when they hold their next meetings in Atlanta, according to league sources. One management source called it a "high likelihood" that the owners will exercise their option to terminate the agreement, which will trigger a number of alternatives, including a potential work stoppage by 2011. Another source said "be prepared" for the action, although it was "not a ...