The majority — the slim majority — has spoken. NFL players have narrowly approved the owners’ collective bargaining agreement proposal that locks them in for the next 10 years.
It was a surprisingly slim margin — 1,019 to 959 — and you have to wonder if some of the “yes” votes were influenced by this dark coronavirus cloud that hangs over all of us, and the reality of waking up to a world of uncertainty.
In those conditions, any certainty would seem attractive.
The new agreement means the schedule will expand to 17 games starting in 2021 and the playoffs will grow to 14 teams.