The Hitter Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 (edited) NFL denies report about lockout ending 6 minutes ago Loading... Share No Thanks Must Read?Thank YouYes 0Share | Email Story Discuss Print The NFL and the NFL Players Association denied a report Thursday night by a Massachusetts newspaper that the lockout would soon come to an end. The report late Thursday from the Eagle-Tribune in Massachusetts cited an NFL source as saying that an agreement to end the three-month-long lockout was almost done. Spokesmen for the NFL and NFLPA quickly denied that a deal was imminent, despite a flurry of private, face-to-face talks over the past week that has led to renewed optimism. "Joint NFL-NFLPA-Yogi Berra Statement: 'It's not over till it's over,'" said NFL spokesman Greg Aiello on Twitter. "There's a report that the lockout is over. Umm...no," tweeted NFLPA spokesman George Atallah. The Eagle-Tribune report claimed some coaches and players had already been contacted about returning to work, possibly as early as this weekend. The article closely followed a New York Post report of a two-hour-long dinner in Manhattan Wednesday night between NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and union chief DeMaurice Smith. The sit-down, described by the Post as "very jovial," came just hours after two days of closed-door talks between the sides on Long Island. Sources have described the recent negotiations between the league's owners and players as "very serious," according to NFL.com. The two sides were working to build on three days of negotiations held near Chicago last week, but have refused to divulge any details of the discussions, or whether significant progress has been made. Courtesy of FOXSports.com Edited June 10, 2011 by The Hitter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMD Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 July 12th will be the general agreement and it will take three more days to finalize it and set everything straight for the year. So I have said. So it shall be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 July 12th will be the general agreement and it will take three more days to finalize it and set everything straight for the year. So I have said. So it shall be done. So say we all.... so say we all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronco Billy Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 July 12th will be the general agreement and it will take three more days to finalize it and set everything straight for the year. So I have said. So it shall be done. Harrumph! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) it will take 10 business days for the attorneys to just draw up the documents (formal agreements and get signatures) ... but a verbal or letter agreement/intent can be in place at any time. Edited June 11, 2011 by Scooby's Hubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 I hope it's true... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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