Last Updated on March 6, 2011 3:09 am by nate
NFL, union take weekend break
WASHINGTON (AP) – Those optimistic about the NFL’s labor talks with the players’ union will point to the sides’ decision to push back the bargaining deadline by a week and think, as Commissioner Roger Goodell put it:
“The fact that we’re continuing this dialogue is a positive sign.”
And those who are pessimistic about where this all eventually is headed will recognize that, as the league’s lead negotiator Jeff Pash described it:
“We’ve got very serious issues. We’ve got significant differences.”
After taking the weekend to assess their positions, the sides will resume talks in front of a federal mediator Monday – and then will have until the end of Friday to reach a new CBA, thanks to two extensions.
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