There has been lots of confusion regarding the roster cut dates and number of active players allowed. The following is in conjunction with a recent JetNation article which laid out the roster changes, dates and numbers for the 2012 season. Before the new CBA, NFL bylaws called for a year round roster size of 80 [...]
NFL CBA
This is part two of Jet-Nation’s articles on the improved rookie wage system under the NFL’s new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which took effect in 2011. (Click here to view part-one) There was a problem in the NFL with the structure of rookie contracts even before the new CBA was being negotiated. Teams were often [...]
According to Albert Breer on NFL.com a deal between the players and owners on a new CBA still remains very close. There’s plenty of ground left to cover, of course, with the league and players in their fourth week of hush-hush negotiations, but plenty of progress is being made. Perhaps the biggest bridge to cross [...]
We figured a brief recap of the labor negotiations would be helpful. The CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) has expired. The players are not threatening to strike, the owners have threatened to lock the players out. There is some good news: A union source told NFL Network’s Albert Breer on Friday that “we’ve made more real [...]
Courtesy NFL.com Collective Bargaining Agreement-related questions and answers provided by the National Football League: Q. When does the CBA expire should there be no extension to the agreement? A. In March of 2011. Q. Will there be a college draft in 2011? A. Yes. Q. What is the “Final League Year” in the current agreement? [...]
