The Facts:
Following up on the ongoing story. ... Joined by a handful of owners and players, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith resumed talks Thursday aimed at ending the lockout with a new collective bargaining agreement. The group met at a Minneapolis law firm with U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan. The participants, including New York Giants owner John Mara and Indianapolis Colts center Jeff Saturday, declined comment as they arrived. The meetings were expected to continue Friday.
Reported by the Associated Press
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The latest round of negotiations between the two sides — the fifth since they began hopping from city to city for clandestine meetings — kicked off Tuesday with Goodell, Smith, their attorneys and staffs but no owners or players. The location is significant because Minneapolis is where the players have filed a still-pending federal antitrust suit against the owners and the sides tried and failed to strike an agreement through court-ordered mediation under Boylan. ... With conflicting reports suggesting varying amounts of progress being made (and some indicating the lack of same), we'll continue to follow up while trying not to get overly optimistic or pessimistic. But we'll once again note that a deal needs to be struck soon in order to avoid the loss of preseason games and the not insignificant revenue that goes with them.
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