The Facts:
Following up on the ongoing labor story. ... Falcons owner Arthur Blank expects there to be football. ... Real soon. “Yes, I think so” Blank said when asked if he felt the deal would get done today. “I’d be disappointed, like 330 million people in America, if it didn’t get done today.”
Reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Blank, who spoke to the AJC before entering today's NFL owners meeting in Atlanta, was clearly not expecting any curve balls from his fellow owners. “There’s been wonderful communication between the labor committee (which is made up of) eight owners, commissioner, league staff, our counsel, everybody in that room,” Blank said. ”So, there won’t be any surprises from an ownership perspective. ...” From the players' perspective? Things are a bit more sketchy. There is still plenty of optimism and momentum is still on the side of an agreement getting done. It's just not clear if it will be today.
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