The Facts:
Following up on
the ongoing saga. ... Liz Mullen of SportsBusiness Journal reports that the players will be sending on Thursday a letter asking the NFL to submit to mediation under the supervision of the federal court.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
In case you missed it, Judge Susan Nelson encouraged the parties to return to mediation during Wednesday’s hearing on the question of whether the lockout should be lifted while the Brady antitrust lawsuit continues. But PFT subsequently reports that before the players could send their letter inviting the league to submit to mediation under the ultimate supervision of Nelson, the league has sent a letter to the players urging resumed collective bargaining before George Cohen. The league’s letter leaves open the possibility of resuming mediation with the decertification of the NFLPA remaining in place. According to PFT's Mike Florio, it’s a minor concession that the league could have made weeks ago. The offer from the league indicates that owners would be involved in the talks, and that the goal would be to resolve “all outstanding issues.” However, Washington Post staffer Mark Maske reports that its doesn’t “initially appear” that the players will agree to resumed mediation before Cohen. ... All that said, it is some movement. So stay tuned.
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