Lockout, decertification leave NFL in limbo

Lockout, decertification leave NFL in limbo
AP ^ | March 12, 2011, 11:21 am EST | Howard Fendrich,

Posted on 03/12/2011 6:49:54 PM PST by BenLurkin

Unable to decide how to divvy up $9 billion a year, NFL owners and players put the country's most popular sport in limbo by breaking off labor negotiations hours before their contract expired. At midnight, as Friday became Saturday, the owners locked out the players -- creating the NFL's first work stoppage since 1987 and putting the 2011 season in jeopardy.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: billionairebabyclub; fnfl; millionnaires; nfl; whinners

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To: BenLurkin

Heck with pro ball, college players really give a damn.

21 posted on 03/13/2011 7:30:31 AM PDT by Joe Boucher ((FUBO))

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To: Borges

I said almost. And even though the league was not part of the voting; they sang Vick's praises every chance they got while condemning Rush. Nice try, Vick fan

22 posted on 03/14/2011 6:29:58 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte ( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)

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