On behalf of the players, the NFLPA staff and the negotiating team, we are pleased that this process has finally concluded with an agreement. This agreement is not about one side winning or losing. Ultimately, it is about what is best for the players, the owners and the fans of the National Football League.
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This is beyond where Terrell Owens is. This affects all our players. It's why we have an issue with the language in these contracts. Things we're able to gain in collective bargaining, some clubs are finding a way to undermine them. That's also what this is all about,Gene Upshaw
He piled on, ... He went beyond what we have in the agreement. When I have an arbitrator go beyond the agreement, I have no choice. Clearly, when you look at this case, his decision even went beyond what the Eagles said in their legal briefs.
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We're taking the position it will not get resolved. We're just not there yet. Today, we might as well head to an uncapped year.
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The clock is ticking until we get to the point of no return, ... Every time we meet and they stay where they are, we get closer to that point. You never know when you might have progress but they don't feel the urgency at this point. If you count up the months before you get to an uncapped year, it's scary.
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It's beginning to sound like that movie 'Groundhog Day.' They give us the same thing over and over and over. Their last proposal to us was totally unacceptable. You see what happened to hockey. Now basketball is moving in the same direction. I don't see us as being too far off the pace from those two. For some reason, the owners have not moved the ball at all.
Gene Upshaw
But it's still early. Look at what's happening in Jacksonville. The market was there early. They sold a lot of tickets. But they haven't sustained it. Now they're roping off seats in order to avoid blackouts.
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