The New York Times notes that the nearly-complete agreement by owners and players to end the NFL Lockout contains compromises on both sides.
NFL Lockout Agreement Balanced, Full Of Compromises
The players will receive less revenue - 46 to 48 percent - than they once did, and draftees will receive far smaller deals than in the past. However, the league will allow training camps to be much less intense, as two-a-day practices would become a thing of the past. Also, retired players would receive substantially better benefits (including a boost in pensions, and programs for disabilities).
It appears that training camps will open shortly, and the first NFL preseason game (the Hall of Fame game between the Rams and Bears) will take place August 7, less than three weeks from now. It has often felt like the offseason would never end, but finally, an end is clearly in sight. The next couple weeks will be wild indeed, but it looks like the NFL season will begin on time, almost as if nothing had ever happened.
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