The Facts:
Following up on
the ongoing story. ... On Tuesday, the NFL's owners and players are scheduled to resume negotiations in New York as the sides try to come to an agreement to end the longest work stoppage in league history. Based on some progress made last week in a critical negotiating session in Minneapolis, there is hope heading into this critical week. Owners and players are getting closer when it comes to agreeing on the division of revenue, sources told ESPN.com's John Clayton.
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Independence Day marked the 111th day of the NFL lockout. But with Chief Magistrate Arthur Boylan stressing urgency in mediation, the percentage of revenues offered by the owners, according to Clayton, rose to around 46 percent. Commissioner Roger Goodell, NFL Players Association leader DeMaurice Smith, their colleagues and constituents all appeared in good spirits Friday as they left the office building where they met and either walked away or climbed into black cars waiting by the doors. "We'll continue to meet next week, and the goal is to get a deal done," Smith said on his way out. ... The revenue split, a major sticking point all along and particularly over the last couple of weeks, is considered a domino that must fall for a deal to get done. Training camps start at the end of the month, with the preseason-opening Hall of Fame game scheduled Aug. 7 between the Chicago Bears and St. Louis Rams. Even missing an exhibition game or two would begin to really cost the league money, not to mention testing the faith of the fans that have made this sport so big.
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