The NFL and the NFLPA are getting along well enough that they can sit in the same room and talk.
NFL, NFLPA Will Resume Mediation On Tuesday
Under the supervision of a judge, of course.
The two sides met on Thursday for approximately 10 hours with Chief Magistrate Arthur Boylan and then again on Friday for 3-4 hours. Albert Breer of NFL Network reports the two have taken a weekend break and will resume talks on Tuesday.
Judge Susan Nelson has instructed both sides to avoid talking to the media and for the most part they’ve followed that. For fans, this means we won’t be getting a boatload of updates throughout the day on how the talks are going. But in the interests of getting a deal done between the two sides, silence is probably the best method.
That the two sides are talking is a good sign. Whether it results in a deal is a whole other question. The mediatior can get them to talk -- they made progress at the last round of negotiations -- but he can’t force them to a deal.
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