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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...

Bill Polian on Colts' Approach Amid Labor Uncertainty: 'Business as Usual'

INDIANAPOLIS -- Bill Polian strongly believes there will be professional football played in 2011. Just when that will happen is more uncertain. But Polian, entering his 14th season as the Indianapolis Colts' president, said this week on his weekly radio show whenever the NFL does return, players, coaches and staffs must...

NFL Players Association Tells Players to Prepare for 2011 Lockout

The NFL Players Association is warning its members to start preparing for a long, cold winter. The union has sent a letter to all NFL players warning them to save the final three game checks of the 2010 season just in case there is no 2011 season. The same letter said the union's internal deadline for working out a new...

Report: NFLPA Tells Logan Mankins, Vincent Jackson to Report

Apparently, the NFL Players Association has decided that Patriots guard Logan Mankins and Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson's 2010 seasons shouldn't be a complete washout. ESPN is reporting that the NFLPA has advised both Mankins and Jackson to report in time to play in the final six games of the season. By doing so,...

Atlanta Player Representative to Teammates: Save for NFL Lockout

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons were not on the Goodell Goodwill Tour. But they have heard the messages that have come back from the players that got a chance to talk to -- interrogate -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as he toured some camps. The message is simple. Save your money. There could be a lockout in...