Owners' CBA decision

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NFL Owners: Lets revisit that labor deal
Published 5/20/2008 by Anthony Brown at The NFL Source
... As widely predicted, all 32 NFL owners elected to opt out of the 2006 extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement [CBA] with the ...

NFL Owners Opt Out Of CBA
Published 5/20/2008 by WCG at Windy City Gridiron: Front Page Posts
... The NFL owners have voted to opt of the current Collective Bargianing Agreement . I'm going to let somebody else explain this one . What happened? The current CBA, initially negotiated in 1993, was most recently extended in March 2006. The 2006 extension could have continued through the 2012 season, but included an option to shorten the deal by one or two years. NFL clubs voted unanimously today to exercise the option, and to continue negotiating a new agreement for the 2011 season. ...

One crazy day
Published 5/21/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
... . This isn’t shocking news given owner Georgia Frontiere’s death earlier this year, but makes thing interesting with Toronto and Los Angeles appearing interested in getting franchises. Silver also says the Jacksonville Jaguars could be on the market. 10:00 a.m. – NFL owners vote unanimously to opt out of the collective bargaining agreement early . A new deal will have to be struck by the two sides before 2011, and it’s possible 2010 could be uncapped (translation: chaotic). With owners pouring money into new stadium deals, a work stoppage isn’t likely, and Pro Football Talk ...