Sources: NFLPA, NFL Working To Finalize New Drug Agreement

Sources said that NFLPA reps will meet today with league officials in N.Y. "in an attempt to overcome the final sticking points in negotiations regarding a new drug policy." One source said that this marks the "first face-to-face meeting in over a month" and that the "players requested the sit-down." The sides were "confident they were closing in on a deal recently, though negotiations stalled last week." Repping the union will be NFLPA President Eric Winston and Exec Committee member Brian Waters, among others. NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith, who authorized the meeting, will be in Seattle "as part of his annual tour of teams" (FOXSPORTS.com, 9/7).