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NFLPA reps send new CBA to full union for vote

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Tuesday, 25 February 2020 23:01

The NFL moved closer to labor peace for another decade early Wednesday, when player representatives voted to send a new deal already approved by the owners that includes a 17-game season to the full union membership.

A simple majority of some 2,000 players must accept the agreement for it to go into effect this year.

After nearly four hours of meetings between player reps and members of the NFL's negotiating committee on Tuesday in Indianapolis, the 32 team reps spent several more hours discussing the deal. They then gave the nod for all NFL Players Association members to make the final decision.

The NFLPA announced the move on its Twitter account after 1 a.m. ET Wednesday.

There was no immediate word of when that vote would occur.

The new CBA calls for a 17-game regular season, which is expected to begin in 2021; more roster spots; a shortened preseason; a higher percentage of revenue for players; and upgraded pensions for former players. The owners approved it on Thursday, though not unanimously.

It seems certain that the players will accept the deal or else their leadership would not likely have made this move.

The NFLPA's executive committee voted 6-5 against the contract on Friday. The 32 player reps postponed any action while seeking a meeting with the league, which occurred Tuesday in Indianapolis.

The current collective bargaining agreement expires in March 2021, but the owners are eager to get a new contract in place as soon as possible. That would enable them to begin looking toward new, lucrative broadcast deals with a decade of labor peace assured.

The players didn't appear to be in a rush to approve the new agreement that is the result of 10 months of negotiations between the sides. Indeed, on Friday night, several player reps were adamant that more negotiating is needed.

The diciest topic has been a 17-game schedule. Players have been firm and loud in opposition for years, dating to before the 2011 lockout that ended with an agreement on the current labor deal. Mainly, the players have been citing safety reasons for not extending the regular season.

Owners have offered, among other things, two more roster spots, which some players believe isn't enough, and a reduction of the preseason from four games to three. Players also would have significantly fewer requirements in the offseason and in training camp.

This agreement, which would run through the 2030 season, includes a boost in payment of overall revenues to the players. The amounts would depend on whether the season is 16 or 17 games.

Expansion of the playoffs by one team in each conference is not a bargaining issue, but the owners would prefer player approval of a new CBA before instituting it. Still, that could occur for the upcoming season; the NFL has discussed a 14-team postseason field for years, and as far back as 2014, commissioner Roger Goodell spoke of it happening.

Other items in the deal the owners approved include:

  • A cap on the number of international games and that there would not be a full week of such contests. More likely is a continued mix of games in England (and other European sites) and Mexico. Most team schedules will have nine home games and eight road games in alternating years.

  • Training camp padded practices would be reduced from a total of 28 to 16. A five-day acclimation period would precede summer practices. There would be more days off during camp -- eight instead of five -- and a limit on joint practices.

  • No extra bye week in the regular season, something that had been discussed. However, teams would basically have two weeks to prepare for the season opener, with the elimination of the fourth preseason game.

  • Rosters would expand from 53 to 55, with 48 players able to dress for games rather than the current 46. Practice squads would go from 10 players to 12 and eventually to 14, probably by 2022. There would be more flexibility for protecting practice squad players from becoming free agents.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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