NFL owners do not consider the waiting

The owners have said by using replacement players if the first work stoppage in the NFL since 1987, directs the Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday said, and the league could not keep their contract offer last negotiating table, if not soon.


He also said that, the Miami Dolphins and four other teams so far been informed or fines that the NFL will be prosecuted for violating rules prohibiting contact with the off-season player. Goodell was asked about the Dolphins, did not show any other team.

NFL general counsel Jeff Pash, said injuries are not related to the closure of the players in the league, the 12th March hours after negotiations with the players broke began, and dissolved the union. Even during normal counter-season from the end of the season to about 15 March NFL teams organized bar to keep training rules, practices or meetings, and coaches do not allow players to control the conditions.

This is a  go home and rest  period,  said Pash.
Since the blockade began, no contact between the 32 clubs in the league and the players were allowed. Players are not paid and can not negotiate new contracts, institutions to take advantage of the team.

Goodell said he has not been 11th on the NFL Players Association director DeMaurice the Smith March, when the talks said after 16 days of the Federal Mediation ended.

The owners have a proposal on this day in 2011 included an increase in their salary cap to $ 131 million to 141 million offer, the players were a ceiling of 151 million dollars this year, a greater chance of us at some of the revenue to higher than expected win over a certain threshold.


was made six days after the proposal, Goodell said that some of the information sent in an e-mail contained information on all active players.
 Some players complain letter Goodell, saying that he intends to divide. He also opposed the proposal of the letter that  return-union at the negotiating table, the players their push, the NFLPA renounced their union status, and said that now is a professional association. This in turn allowed the player in the league in federal court under the antitrust laws continue. A hearing is for 6 April planned.


The NFL has no games lost to a work stoppage since 1987, when the strike of the season and some games, including non-union shortened the waiting list.

Goodell said the owners want a full season in 2011, and reiterated his hope that negotiations could resume before the draft starts 28th April.

We are certainly about it, a full season,  he said.  It is our goal and we work as hard as we can see that a reality.