It was April 6 that Judge Susan Nelson heard from both the NFL and NFLPA before saying she would make a decision in a "couple weeks".
Well, here we sit on April 20 exactly a "couple weeks" later.
There hasn't been an indication that any sort of announcement or decision is coming from the courts. Likely, we won't have much of a heads up if/when she decides something anyway.
Since Nelson's "couple weeks" remarks, she has forced the NFL and NFLPA into mediation and the two sides are entering day four of mediated talks in Minneapolis. Though there's not a lot of optimism that a deal will be reached via mediation, count me as one of the folks that are happy that the two sides are simply sitting at the same table.
I think by making the time frame "nebulous" the judge has actually forced mediation to continue, and increased the odds of compromise.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think SportsManiac is the answer? Do you think we'll have football this season? Times a tickin and no answers yet!! Didn't we go through this a couple of years ago?
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that we will have football next season. There is way to much money in the NFL to be lost if they dont have a season. The money lost from all the tv contracts, commercials, and nfl gear would be devastating.
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