The NFLPA may have decertified thus giving up its status, but as a trade association, it can still pack a punch in the ongoing dispute with the league. The latest rumor has it that the NFLPA is preparing to boycott the April 28-30 draft, by preventing the top prospects from entering the draft. Although nothing official has been heard from the NFLPA regarding the matter, what … [Read more...] about Will the NFLPA Boycott the Draft? and Other Lockout Stumbling Points
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Player Safety to be Emphashized at NFL Owners Meeting
It might seem somewhat pointless, what with the player lockout, but the NFL has to continue functioning – and that means looking at rule changes and disciplinary procedures when the owners’ meeting is held in New Orleans from Sunday to Tuesday. The lockout might be threatening to, at the very least, delay the 2011 season, but the competition committee must still do its … [Read more...] about Player Safety to be Emphashized at NFL Owners Meeting
Three playoff precursors to a Green Bay Packer offseason of expectations
By Jake McCormick The Packers' season ended a week later than it did in 2008, but the playoffs have a way of magnifying the cracks in a team that the regular season can't do. Between the missed field goal and overtime turnover flashback to the 2007 NFC Championship game and deja vu scoring of the Packers/Steelers game earlier this year, Green Bay's offseason begins on a … [Read more...] about Three playoff precursors to a Green Bay Packer offseason of expectations