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Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones believes there is a good chance ownership will opt out of the current labor agreement with the NFL Players Association by the November deadline. Twenty-four of 32 votes would be needed to keep the collective bargaining agreement in place. "It is difficult to get 24 votes to do anything in the NFL, because you could easily have nine different teams for nine different reasons that don't want to go along with different aspects of the labor deal," Jones said.
Reported by the Dallas Morning News
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Jones did not give the Cowboys' opinion of the deal. Several owners, however, such as Denver's Pat Bowlen and New England's Robert Kraft, have recently expressed dissatisfaction. "One-hundred percent of clubs have aspects to the labor agreement they don't like," Jones said. "When you have that kind of dynamic going, there is a chance for an opt out. ..." If the owners opt out, the current structure will stay in place through 2010; 2011 would be an uncapped season. The danger isn't imminent, but it's a situation we'll all want to keep a close eye on in coming months.
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