NFL owners ratify proposal to end lockout
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- NFL owners voted overwhelmingly in favour of a tentative 10-year agreement to end the lockout, pending player approval.
Thursday's vote was 31-0, with the Oakland Raiders abstaining from the ratification, which came after a full day of meetings at an Atlanta-area hotel. While owners pored over the terms, commissioner Roger Goodell spoke on the phone several times with NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith, including filling him in
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- NFL owners voted overwhelmingly in favour of a tentative 10-year agreement to end the lockout, pending player approval.
Thursday's vote was 31-0, with the Oakland Raiders abstaining from the ratification, which came after a full day of meetings at an Atlanta-area hotel. While owners pored over the terms, commissioner Roger Goodell spoke on the phone several times with NFL Players Association head DeMaurice Smith, including filling him in
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