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Players' union eyes additional bye week
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November 18, 2010, Thursday
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THE NFL Players Association wants two bye weeks and bigger squads before it accepts the league's proposed 18-game schedule for the regular season.
A person familiar with the negotiations said the union's counterproposal also includes a potential expansion of practice squad size and a two-thirds reduction of offseason workouts.
The person spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the details.
The owners want to play 18 regular-season and two preseason games instead of the current breakdown of 16 and four. That's one issue to be hashed out during the collective bargaining negotiations between the league and the union. The current agreement expires in March, raising fears of a potential lockout.
Last month, Colts President Bill Polian said an 18-game regular season was a "fait accompli," and Polian was admonished by Commissioner Roger Goodell.
With the league preferring not to play on Labor Day weekend, the players' proposal could mean a Super Bowl in mid-February. This season's title game is scheduled for February 6 in Arlington, Texas.
Rosters are now set at 53 and the players want at least four or five more spots. Coaches certainly will want to suit up more than the 45 and a third quarterback currently allowed.
Neither side has said when the next set of negotiations will be held. The owners have a meeting in Dallas in mid-December.
A person familiar with the negotiations said the union's counterproposal also includes a potential expansion of practice squad size and a two-thirds reduction of offseason workouts.
The person spoke on Tuesday on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the details.
The owners want to play 18 regular-season and two preseason games instead of the current breakdown of 16 and four. That's one issue to be hashed out during the collective bargaining negotiations between the league and the union. The current agreement expires in March, raising fears of a potential lockout.
Last month, Colts President Bill Polian said an 18-game regular season was a "fait accompli," and Polian was admonished by Commissioner Roger Goodell.
With the league preferring not to play on Labor Day weekend, the players' proposal could mean a Super Bowl in mid-February. This season's title game is scheduled for February 6 in Arlington, Texas.
Rosters are now set at 53 and the players want at least four or five more spots. Coaches certainly will want to suit up more than the 45 and a third quarterback currently allowed.
Neither side has said when the next set of negotiations will be held. The owners have a meeting in Dallas in mid-December.
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