President Barack Obama said the NFL, a $9 billion industry, should be able to work out the labor dispute without his intervention.
"Turns out I got a lot of other stuff to do," Obama said, according to ESPN's SportsCenter.
Well, the NFL and NFLPA are trying. Today's meeting is still going, even though it was originally scheduled to end at noon CST.
According to Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen, the NFL is feeling a little more optimistic about being able to extend the deadline to get the new collective bargaining agreement beyond tonight at 10:59 p.m. CST.
The owners made a proposal today that could persuade the players union to extend the deadline. The NFLPA is still waiting for some answers on some core issues before deciding.
Last night, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service's George Cohen discussed the possibility of an extension with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
If no extension is agreed upon and a lockout takes place, the NFLPA will likely choose to decertify. They have until 4 p.m. CST to decide to do so; if they wait until the CBA's expiration, they'll have to wait six months to be able to sue the NFL for violations of antitrust laws.
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