The Facts:
Following up on the ongoing labor story. ... NFL commissioner Roger Goodell maintained contact with NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith throughout Wednesday evening and Thursday morning in one-on-one phone conversations to iron out remaining issues in the bargaining process, a league source told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio..
Reported by ESPN.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Both sides are hoping to vote on a new collective bargaining agreement sometime Thursday -- but the owners seem to be closer to taking their vote than the players are. As SI.om's Peter King noted during an NFL Network appearance this morning, many of the owners will be at Myra Kraft's funeral on Friday (the wife of Patriots owner Robert Kraft passed away on Wednesday). They will want a vote taken today. At least 24 of 32 owners would need to OK the deal. If it's passed by both sides, team executives would be schooled later Thursday and Friday in Atlanta, where they are meeting, on the deal's guidelines and how to apply them. Clarification would be needed on the 2011 NFL calendar, rookie salary system and new free-agency rules. ... Remember: Even after all acceptable terms are established, a deal would lead to a collective bargaining agreement only if NFLPA team representatives recommend re-establishing the group as a union, which must be approved by a majority vote of the 1,900 players. ... Stay tuned
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