What would the NFL players get in the new CBA deal?
NFL owners approved the terms of a potential new collective bargaining agreement between the league and the NFL Players Association, according to the NFL Communications. This is what the statement read:
“Following more than ten months of intensive and thorough negotiations, the NFL Players and clubs have jointly developed a comprehensive set of new and revised terms that will transform the future of the game, provide for players — past, present, and future — both on and off the field, and ensure that the NFL’s second century is even better and more exciting for the fans.
“The membership voted today to accept the negotiated terms on the principal elements of a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Players Association would also need to vote to approve the same terms for there to be a new agreement.
“Since the clubs and players need to have a system in place and know the rules that they will operate under by next week, the membership also approved moving forward under the final year of the 2011 CBA if the players decide not to approve the negotiated terms. Out of respect for the process and our partners at the NFLPA, we will have no further comment at this time.”
This is the fact sheet that every NFL player will receive. After reading this CBA proposal I think the players would absolutely benefit from this deal and it would keep the NFL open for another 10 years.
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