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N.F.L. Owners Vote for Tentative Labor Deal
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By JUDY BATTISTAPublished: July 21, 2011
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ATLANTA — N.F.L. owners ratified a 10-year proposal on Thursday afternoon that would end the four-month-long lockout next Wednesday, with one big condition: the players have to re-form their union in coming days and approve the deal themselves. The players have until Tuesday to vote.
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John Amis/ReutersCommissioner Roger Goodell, right, with Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, speaking after the owners met.
Owners approved the proposal, 31-0, with the Raiders abstaining because of concerns about a supplemental revenue-sharing system that owners also approved. The executive committee of the players association has to recommend approval of the collective bargaining agreement by Saturday before players would be allowed into N.F.L. facilities and could begin signing conditional contracts. |
