The Facts:
NFL player union reps unanimously approved the extension of the collective bargaining agreement with the league. With 31 of the 32 player reps on hand, the vote to ratify terms of the new CBA went swiftly. The NFLPA membership next will vote on the contract extension, with passage considered a certainty.
Reported by NFL.com
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The deal will carry the NFL through the 2011 season, with $850 million to $900 million in players' salary added over the life of the deal because of a revenue-sharing component. Under the extension, the salary cap moved up to $102 million this year, $7.5 million more than it would have been without a deal, and 20 percent higher than the 2005 figure of $85.5 million. The cap will increase to $109 million in 2007, which would have been an uncapped year without the agreement.
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