11 hour meeting on Labor deal evades NFL Owner, Players

Thursday, July 14th, 2011 at 12:30 pm , filed under NFL News by Scottshapell

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The commitment of the NFL players and the owners to work to a resolution was there on Wednesday. But as expected the progress that needed to solve the leaguesâ€™ labor situation has not happened. However, the parties had their meeting session for more than 11 hours in their first day of joint meetings this week with the playersâ€™ side starting to file out of the Manhattan law firm hosting the session around 8 p.m. ET.

The owners stayed and held internal meetings till 10 p.m. In addition to this, a late night negotiating session was considered and the players remained on call for it but that plan ultimately was scrapped. The parties will meet again at 9 a.m. on Thursday.

The quarterbacks stated in a statement that they believe the overall proposal made by the players is fair for both sides and it is time to get this deal done. They added that this is the time of year they as the players turn their attention to the game on the field. They hope that the owners feel the same way.

In response to the statement by the quarterbacks, the league has said that they share the view that it is the time to reach an agreement so that they can all get back to football and a full 2011 season. They added that they are working hard with the playersâ€™ negotiation team everyday to complete an agreement as soon as possible.

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