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Charlie Batch: '100 Percent Chance' of 2011 Lockout

The union's message to its players as the collective bargaining negotiations begin is coalescing. Union head DeMaurice Smith told FanHouse last month that he believes the owners intend to lock out the players in 2011. And according to Pro Football Talk, citing a "league source," Steelers QB Charlie Batch told rookies at...

First Day of High Stakes NFL Labor Talks Mainly a Formality

The NFL and its players' union officially opened negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement Wednesday, but it looks like it was just the simple beginning of what should be a very long, drawn-out process.Union representatives weren't making any comment, and the league said it would only confirm that the meeting...