The Facts:
Following up on the seemingly endless saga. ... Legal teams and staff for NFL owners and players met for a second consecutive day at a Manhattan law firm, setting the stage for the Wednesday arrival of the principals in the league's labor dispute. Sessions the first two days of the week were productive, as the parties worked to close out language for necessary elements of a potential deal to end the lockout, which reached the four-month mark Tuesday.
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Sources told NFL Network reporter Albert Breer that the league's objective is to have a completed deal July 21 to present to the larger group at an owners meeting in Atlanta. A report earlier today suggested a July 17 timetable. Whatever the case, Breer reports the owners and players still have work to do in solving significant issues such as the rookie salary system and funding for retirees' benefits. Representing the NFL at Wednesday's meeting will be commissioner Roger Goodell, Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Chiefs owner Clark Hunt, Giants owner John Mara and urgh Steelers president Art Rooney II. The players group will include NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, Colts center Jeff Saturday, Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth, retiree Sean Morey and others figures who have been vital to the process. All of the above have been involved in the process since pre-lockout negotiations in Washington. ... Here's hoping familiarity doesn't breed (further) contempt.
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