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INDIANAPOLIS — The potential new collective bargaining agreement between NFL players and owners is complicated and thorny, but there are three bottom lines:
- It's likely going to pass once the players vote on it in the coming days.
- There will be a 17-game season and an expanded playoff field next year.
- The reaction to the new deal has exposed the divide between the NFL's super-powerful players and players who are the league's equivalent of lower-wage workers.
If the new CBA gets ratified, it would provide labor peace in the NFL for the next 10 years.