NFL Lockout: Other Owners Didn’t Know About Roger Goodell, DeMaurice Smith Meeting

That news was a surprise because of the secretive nature of the meeting. ESPN has since reported that the NFLPA’s DeMaurice Smith was also involved adding even more intrigue to the meeting.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the meeting was so secretive that some other NFL owners didn’t even know about it. Clearly, this isn’t something they wanted to become public.

So what does it all mean? Schefter says the two sides made some progress but no definitive end to the lockout is in sight.

One source said any potential deal still was a ways away, however, the hope would be that the two sides could get something done sooner rather than later, potentially even later this month.

So we’re back to waiting for now but with slightly more optimism than before.