NFL Labor Deal By Friday Deadline "Increasingly Out Of Reach"

Sources said that "ongoing differences" between the NFL and NFLPA have made a labor settlement by Friday's bargaining deadline "appear increasingly out of reach." The sources added that "only a major change in the dynamics of the talks in coming days could make a settlement this week a significant possibility." Some people on "both sides of the dispute were bracing for a possible unraveling of the talks," though a third postponement of the deadline "remains possible" (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 3/9).

NFL Network’s Albert Breer on his Twitter feed reported, “The individual club financials is a major sticking point here that neither side seems willing to budge on. For now, at least.” ESPN’s Andrew Brandt added, “NFL talks appear stuck in neutral until negotiation of what financial info is shown or not shown” (TWITTER.com, 3/9).

For continuing updates, see the SBJ/SBD NFL Labor Watch page.