John Mara Taking Part In CBA Talks

Day eight of the NFL and NFLPA federally mediated labor negotiations got underway in DC this afternoon, with the Giants President & CEO  John Mara becoming the first owner to take part in the talks. With the clock ticking down to the expiration of the CBA at the end of the day Thursday, pressur ...

NFL, NFLPA Head Back To Mediation

The eighth day of federally overseen mediation between the NFL and NFLPA commences today at 1:00pm ET in DC just 59 hours before the expiration of the CBA. The mediation is expected to continue tomorrow morning, before NFL execs depart for nearby Chantilly, Va., for an owners meeting. George Cohen ...

Report On NFL TV Contracts Made Public

The NFL had sound business reasons to renew its broadcast contracts in ’09 and ’10 and not just to amend work stoppage provisions, special master Stephen Burbank wrote in his report that is on appeal in a federal court. The redacted report, issued earlier this month, was made public for the first ti ...

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Under Armour Ups Sponsorship Spend

Under Armour’s commitments to endorsements and sponsorships more than doubled in '10, the year that the performance-wear maker signed a new deal with the NFL, according to the company’s 10-K annual report filed with federal regulators today. The company’s sponsorship obligations totaled $167M at the ...

Document Unsealed In NFL TV Case

The first document in the so-called “lockout insurance” case between the NFL and NFLPA became public this afternoon: the union’s brief to the federal court in Minnesota contending the court should overturn a special master’s decisions allowing the league to use $4B of media fees in '11 if there is a ...

DirecTV Trying To Keep Records Sealed

DirecTV late yesterday filed a motion in Minnesota federal court seeking to block the unsealing of its confidential records in the closely watched NFL media fees case. Two local Minnesota newspapers are seeking a complete unsealing of records in the NFLPA’s case against the NFL, in which the union a ...

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DirecTV Looks To Block NFL Unsealing

DirecTV late yesterday filed a motion in federal court in Minnesota seeking to block the unsealing of its confidential records in the closely watched NFL media fees case. Two local Minnesota newspapers are seeking a complete unsealing of records in the NFLPA’s case against the NFL, in which the u ...

NFL Unveiling Some Docs In Special Master Case

The NFL yesterday agreed to unseal parts of some documents in the closely watched media fees case brought by the NFLPA, but not as much as the union has requested. The NFLPA is appealing a special master’s decision allowing the league to use media fees due for the ‘11 season in the event o ...

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NFL Agrees To Unseal Some Records

The NFL yesterday agreed to unseal parts of some documents in the closely watched media fees case brought by the NFLPA, but not as much as the union has requested. The NFLPA has asked to unseal many of the records, which include the decision, media contracts, deposition transcripts and numerous leag ...

Motion Granted To Hold Hearing In NFL Dispute

U.S. District Court Judge David Doty has granted a motion by the NFLPA to hold a hearing next week on whether to unseal some of the documents in the union's case challenging the NFL’s use of television rights money. The NFLPA argued that the NFL players and public have a right to the information and ...

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