Sometime in the next day or two — perhaps a matter of hours — NFL players will begin voting on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). If adopted, it will bring labor peace to the league through the 2030 season.
But the road to get here has had some twists and turns.
On Thursday, NFL owners voted to accept the agreement that has been negotiated between representatives of the league and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) over the last 10 months.
But on Friday, the NFLPA’s Executive Board voted 6-5 not to recommend the agreement.