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De Smith is convinced there will be a lockout
Posted by Mike Florio on August 17, 2009 1:08 PM ET
Well, the talks between the NFL and the players union aren't going well.
Per the Associated Press, NFLPA Executive Director De Smith told reporters in Indianapolis on Monday that he's convinced that owners will lock out the players after the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires following the 2010 season.
Smith said he still wants to know why owners opted to reopen the current labor deal two years early. For the past several months, one of the primary NFLPA talking points has centered on the refusal of the NFL to generally open the books regarding whether and to what extent the franchises are making money.
De Smith is convinced there will be a lockout
Posted by Mike Florio on August 17, 2009 1:08 PM ET
Well, the talks between the NFL and the players union aren't going well.
Per the Associated Press, NFLPA Executive Director De Smith told reporters in Indianapolis on Monday that he's convinced that owners will lock out the players after the current Collective Bargaining Agreement expires following the 2010 season.
Smith said he still wants to know why owners opted to reopen the current labor deal two years early. For the past several months, one of the primary NFLPA talking points has centered on the refusal of the NFL to generally open the books regarding whether and to what extent the franchises are making money.