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NFL Lockout Looks Over: NFL, Players Strike Deal
 NFL, Players Strike Deal 
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Jul 25, 2011 1:25 PM CDT

NFL, Players Strike Deal

NFLPA board, 32 team reps unanimously approve the terms

(Newser) - The 136-day-old NFL lockout is finally ending: Owners and players hit on a deal this morning after negotiations over the weekend, the AP reports, and the NFL Players Association executive board and 32 team reps have voted unanimously to approve the terms. The final pact is for 10 years and...

NFL Deal? Not Without the Players

Players' reps peeved at owners' power play

(Newser) - There appears to be a little glitch in the NFL owners' agreement to end the lockout—only one party agreed to anything, reports Pro Football Talk . "There is no agreement between the NFL and the Players at this time," reads an email sent yesterday by the players' association...

NFL Owners Take Big Step to Ending Lockout

If players agree, team facilities could open on Saturday

(Newser) - It's possible the NFL will be open for business again in a matter of days. League owners approved a proposed 10-year labor agreement this evening, and the 4-month lockout will be over if the players follow suit, reports USA Today . It's not exactly a cinch, however, at least...

Lawsuit: NFL Hid Concussion Effects for 90 Years

75 ex-players suing the league

(Newser) - A group of 75 former NFL players is suing the league, claiming that it has been hiding the harmful effects of the concussions for nearly a century. “The NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the harmful effects on a player's brain of concussions,” the lawsuit...

Colts Legend John Mackey Dies of Dementia at 69

Tight end changed game on and off the field

(Newser) - Former Baltimore Colt John Mackey, one of football's great tight ends and one of the fiercest advocates for the rights of NFL players, has died from dementia at the age of 69. Mackey, who revolutionized his position during his playing days, won better pensions and benefits for players as...

Congress Should Force NFL to Play Ball
Congress Should Force NFL to Play Ball
Arlen Specter
Jun 18, 2011 1:24 PM CDT

Congress Should Force NFL to Play Ball

Arlen Specter: Congress should step in to break gridlock

(Newser) - NFL owners and players can't seem to figure a way of their legal fight , raising the very real possibility that we'll have no season this year. This goes way beyond sports, writes former Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter in the New York Times . It would be a devastating economic...

Top Summer Jobs for Locked Out NFL Stars

From comedy to coffee, here's how players are getting by

(Newser) - With the NFL lockout dragging on, a lot of players might just be looking for work. Thankfully, Bleacher Report is here to help. Here are some gigs that top players are trying out:
  • Comedian—You don’t need to do years of standup to get a comedy gig; you just
...

NFL Lockout: Appeals Court Says Lockout Will Stand Til at Least June 3
 Court: NFL Lockout Will Stay 
May 16, 2011 6:29 PM CDT

Court: NFL Lockout Will Stay

Appeals panel backs measure til at least June 3

(Newser) - The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals today decided that the NFL's lockout of players should stay in place until a full appeal is heard on whether it is legal—at least the first week of June and possibly much longer. The 2-1 decision said it believed the NFL...

NFL’s Duerson Had Brain Damage at Suicide

Without chronic traumatic encephalopathy, he likely wouldn't have been driven to kill self

(Newser) - When NFL great Dave Duerson killed himself in February, he had "moderately advanced" brain damage from years of blows to the head—an "indisputable" diagnosis of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, according to a Boston University center that studies pro athletes. Duerson's CTE affected "judgment, inhibition, impulse control,...

NFL PLayers Locked Out Again
 NFL PLayers Locked Out Again 
Apr 30, 2011 5:21 AM CDT

NFL PLayers Locked Out Again

Lockout restored evening after players return to work

(Newser) - The NFL locked its players out again on last night after a legal victory in its battle with players over the future of the business, capping one of the most chaotic weeks in football history. An appeals court granted the league's request to reinstate the lockout and issued a...

Judge Orders End to NFL Lockout

And the league plans to appeal

(Newser) - A federal judge today ordered an end to the NFL lockout, giving the players an early victory in their fight with the owners over how to divide the $9 billion business. US District Judge Susan Richard Nelson said she was swayed by the players' argument "that allowing the League...

Wife Charged After NFL Player Is Stabbed

Brandon Marshall of Miami Dolphins expected to fully recover

(Newser) - Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall underwent surgery after being stabbed in the abdomen by his wife, police say. Marshall's agent tells the Miami Herald that the wound isn't life-threatening and that he's expected to fully recover. Police charged Michi Nogami-Marshall with aggravated battery with a deadly...

NFL Players Stuck Paying for Health Care, Training

League withholds benefits, makes life tough

(Newser) - NFL players are starting to feel the lockout squeeze. Earlier this month, the league stopped covering their health insurance—a step it never took during the 1982 and 1987 strikes, the Washington Post reports. That’s left players paying not just $2,000 to $3,000 a month in health...

NFL Talks Collapse; Brady, Others Sue League

Developments put next year's season in doubt

(Newser) - NFL labor talks broke down just hours before the latest contract extension expired today, putting America's most popular sport on a path to its first work stoppage since 1987. Despite 16 days of negotiations with a federal mediator, the sides could not agree on a new deal. The league said...

No NFL Lockout— for Tonight Anyway

Both sides agree to 24-hour extension in talks

(Newser) - The NFL and the players' union agreed to a 24-hour extension of the current collective bargaining agreement today so negotiations can continue. The CBA was set to expire at midnight, which would likely have prompted the first work stoppage since 1987 for a league that rakes in $9 billion a...

After Suicide, NFL Player's Brain Goes to Research

Scientists focus on effect of repeat injuries

(Newser) - Celebrated Bears safety Dave Duerson killed himself this week at age 50, and his family is donating his brain to science to see whether his suicide may have been related to concussions and brain injuries received as a player. "He had informed (his family) at some point that he...

Dear NFL Owners, That's Our Money, Not Yours

Sally Jenkins: Why do these guy think they're owed so much?

(Newser) - NFL owners apparently think they are unique creatures in the annals of business, writes Sally Jenkins in the Washington Post . "They believe they are entitled to make money every year, even in the midst of disastrous recessions." That's essentially what's going on in the labor dispute that looks...

A Record 111M Tuned in Last Night
 A Record 111M 
 Tuned in Last Night 
SUPER BOWL XLV
Feb 7, 2011 4:57 PM CST

A Record 111M Tuned in Last Night

111 million tuned in for big game: Nielsen

(Newser) - For the second year in a row, the Super Bowl has set a new record for American television viewing. The Nielsen Co. said today that an estimated 111 million people watched the Green Bay Packers outlast the Pittsburgh Steelers in football's ultimate game. That tops the 106.5 million who...

Five Super Bowl Myths
 Five Super Bowl Myths 
Feb 6, 2011 10:00 AM CST

Five Super Bowl Myths

It's America's biggest game, but don't expect world to care

(Newser) - The Super Bowl is like America, writes Michael MacCambridge in the Washington Post —"big, convivial, gaudy, passionate and, surely, self-important." But as popular as the Super Bowl is, there are five big myths about the big game:
  • It's the world's most-watched sports event. Nope, just America's. Last
...

A Super Bowl First: No Cheerleaders
 A Super Bowl First: 
 No Cheerleaders 
in case you missed it
Feb 5, 2011 7:00 PM CST

A Super Bowl First: No Cheerleaders

Six teams have no squads, and two of those teams play Sunday

(Newser) - Not in the Super Bowl this year: the Chicago Bears , the New York Jets … and the cheerleaders. For the first time in the game’s 45-year history, there will be no sideline supporters in attendance, because the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers just so happen to be...

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