The Deal Is Done

The deal must still be ratified in person by the 121 members of the NFLRA

The NFL and NFL Referees Association “reached an agreement on an eight-year deal late Wednesday that immediately puts the regulars back on the field" with tonight's Browns-Ravens game, according to Sam Farmer of the L.A. TIMES. The deal “lifts a lockout that lasted almost four months and puts to rest the fiasco of inexperienced replacement officials.” The agreement “must still be ratified in person by the 121 members of the NFLRA, a vote that will be taken in Dallas when the officials convene Friday to pick up their equipment and their Sunday or Monday game assignments.” Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service Dir George Cohen was “assisting in the negotiations.” To the officials, the &ldq ...