The Facts:
Following up on
today's big story. ... What initially appeared to be a clandestine meeting of a subset of owners but then became a secret NFL-NFLPA negotiating session eventually has become an off-site mediation gathering prompted by U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan. The league and the union-turned-trade-association issued a joint statement on Thursday regarding the situation: “The parties met pursuant to court mediation. Owners and players were engaged in confidential discussions before Chief Magistrate Judge Boylan. The court has ordered continued confidentiality of the mediation sessions.”
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Given that Magistrate Judge Boylan instigated the talks, PFT's Mike Florio suggests the only truly good news to come out of the two-day get-together comes from the fact that the lawyers were left out of the process. Whether the lawyers return when mediation resumes remains to be seen. It also remains to be seen whether any real progress has been made. ... The real issue, as Florio sees it, lies in the fact the parties didn’t agree to these talks on their own. While any discussions have to be viewed as a positive, Boylan's involvement diminishes what was initially a more optimistic view of the meetings. ... Stay tuned.
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