NFL Owners To Touch On Deflategate, L.A., Super Bowl Cities

The NFL owners begin their May meetings today in S.F., and while Deflategate will be the "primary topic of concern for the Patriots," the "rest of the league has plenty of other important business to attend to in the next two days." The owners "will vote on two proposals that were delayed from the last round of owners meetings in March – changing the extra point and the Patriots’ proposal to add more cameras on the sidelines for instant replay." The future of the NFL in L.A. "also will be a major topic." In addition, the league will narrow the list of finalists for the '19 and '20 Super Bowls (BOSTON GLOBE, 5/19).

Meanwhile, sources said that the NFL and Patriots are "engaged in 'back-channel conversations' to see if the two sides can resolve their differences without an appeal or possible litigation following the league's Deflategate punishment" (ESPN.com, 5/18).