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Gridiron Gridlock: NFL Labor Talks Start to Turn Nasty

WASHINGTON -- Had enough of the he-said, he-said rancor between the NFL and players? Don't expect it to go away anytime soon. The outcome of the league's first work stoppage since 1987 could be decided in court; the first hearing on the players' request for an injunction to block the owners' lockout was scheduled for...

NFL Lockout 2011: As in Wisconsin, Collective Bargaining Is the Main Issue

We just can't seem to collectively agree about collective bargaining these days. With Wisconsin's state legislative standoff still unresolved, representatives from the National Football League and its players union reconvened this morning to continue negotiating over the very issue that has proved so contentious of...

Source: 'We're Nowhere' on NFL CBA Talks

INDIANAPOLIS -- NFL players' union chief DeMaurice Smith addressed agents in an annual meeting here Friday at the scouting combine. But several agents who were in the meeting said Smith didn't get into the specifics of the mediated collective bargaining negotiations that took place over the previous seven days in...

Labor Cloud Hovers Over NFL's Combine

INDIANAPOLIS -- They can all pretend it's business as usual, but those who do are in trouble. Coaches, GMs and draft prospects gathering here for the annual NFL Scouting Combine have largely been shrugging off the potential impact of the league's labor unrest on their individual situations at their own peril. The...

With 'Strong Differences' Remaining, NFL, Union to Continue Talks Next Week

Well, the good news for the NFL is that the owners and players got through seven days of discussions in front of a federal mediator without anybody storming out of the room. The bad news is that they didn't solve anything. Talks ended in Washington, D.C. on Thursday morning and will resume Tuesday in the office of mediator...