The Facts:
NFL ownership in Atlanta apparently had
a similar reaction to many PFT commenters after learning about the lack of a player vote to end the lockout Wednesday. “NFL owners in Atlanta are expressing frustration that players did not vote on the CBA today. Call this a Delay of Game penalty,” Nancy Gay of FoxSports.com writes.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
It should be noted that the players’
decision not to vote Wednesday doesn’t mean the owners won’t vote on a new CBA tomorrow. So said NFL general counsel Jeff Pash, who sees no reason not to think the owners can vote to approve a new deal to end the lockout at Thursday’s meeting. “It doesn’t impact it at all,” Pash said of the players not voting today. “We’re going to continue to work with the players. We’ll find out if there are issues that still need to be negotiated, and we’re going to work cooperatively with them through the evening and try to have something in place that both sides can vote on tomorrow morning. ...” NFL spokesman Greg Aiello was quick to suggest that Thursday morning could just as easily be Thursday afternoon or evening. Whatever the case, PFT's Michael David Smith reports there seems to be a sense of optimism that it will come Thursday at some point. ... We shall see.
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