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Retired NFL Players Join Lockout Talks

07/19/2011 11:50 am 0 comments

Source: AP / CBS News

Hall of Fame defensive end Carl Eller and lawyers for retired NFL players joined labor talks with representatives of owners and current players Tuesday as signs mounted that the league’s lockout might almost be over.

The court-appointed mediator, U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan, also was at the session, his second consecutive day overseeing negotiations at a New York law firm. The sides were trying to close a deal to resolve the NFL’s first work stoppage since 1987.

The NFL Players Association’s executive committee and representatives of all 32 teams were gathering in Washington to prepare for possible votes on an agreement in principle.

Owners, meanwhile, are set to hold a special meeting in Atlanta on Thursday, when they could ratify a new deal — if there is one by then. Executives from all 32 teams then would be briefed there Thursday and Friday on how the terms would affect league business. Clubs were told Monday that topics would include the 2011 NFL calendar, rookie salary system and guidelines for player transactions.

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