Super important meeting tomorrow for the NFL. The Spring meeting where team owners will have to vote for the possibility of not extending the collective bargaining agreement.
"Owners plan to discuss the state of the CBA, which runs through the 2010 season, on Tuesday. There has been speculation that the owners would vote on whether to extend the four-year agreement, reached in 2006, during Tuesday's session. Such a resolution would have to be supported by 25 of the 32 teams.
The deadline for deciding whether or not to extend the deal is Nov. 8, but talk in league circles is that enough owners are unhappy with the CBA to be willing to take such action much sooner. Some owners believe that by providing players with 60 percent of the revenue, the agreement isn't good for the long-term health of their respective clubs."
Also being discussed are:
» Awarding Super Bowl XLVI, scheduled for Feb. 5, 2012, to one of three finalists: Arizona, Houston, or Indianapolis.
The contenders
Indianapolis -- Seeking first Super Bowl.
Arizona -- Seeking third Super Bowl.
Houston -- Seeking third Supe Bowl.
» Vote on a rule, tabled last March, to prevent a player's hair from covering the nameplate or any part of the numbers on the back or sleeves of his jersey.
» Vote on a rule to increase the game-day active list from 45 to 47 players, plus a third quarterback.
» Vote on a rule to allow each club to dress a designated long-snapper for a game, provided he only participates on point-after and field-goal attempts, and punts.
» Vote to increase the number of players permitted on the year-round roster from 80 to 90, to increase the training-camp roster limit from 80 to 86, and increase the number of players after the first preseason roster reduction from 75 to 80.
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"Owners plan to discuss the state of the CBA, which runs through the 2010 season, on Tuesday. There has been speculation that the owners would vote on whether to extend the four-year agreement, reached in 2006, during Tuesday's session. Such a resolution would have to be supported by 25 of the 32 teams.
The deadline for deciding whether or not to extend the deal is Nov. 8, but talk in league circles is that enough owners are unhappy with the CBA to be willing to take such action much sooner. Some owners believe that by providing players with 60 percent of the revenue, the agreement isn't good for the long-term health of their respective clubs."
Also being discussed are:
» Awarding Super Bowl XLVI, scheduled for Feb. 5, 2012, to one of three finalists: Arizona, Houston, or Indianapolis.
The contenders
Indianapolis -- Seeking first Super Bowl.
Arizona -- Seeking third Super Bowl.
Houston -- Seeking third Supe Bowl.
» Vote on a rule, tabled last March, to prevent a player's hair from covering the nameplate or any part of the numbers on the back or sleeves of his jersey.
» Vote on a rule to increase the game-day active list from 45 to 47 players, plus a third quarterback.
» Vote on a rule to allow each club to dress a designated long-snapper for a game, provided he only participates on point-after and field-goal attempts, and punts.
» Vote to increase the number of players permitted on the year-round roster from 80 to 90, to increase the training-camp roster limit from 80 to 86, and increase the number of players after the first preseason roster reduction from 75 to 80.
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