Owners have sucked it up for long enough and the NFLPA has decided to no longer take part in the stalemate. The NFLPA has decided to let the current CBA expire tonight at midnight and allow the Player's Association to go through decretification (which is barely a real word). I figured out what it means by furiously searching the internet for better explanations. Basically, the NFLPA gives up its position as a player's union and individual players from the NFL are then allowed to sue the NFL for antitrust violations.
This is a sad day because this means we're a long way away from watching the NFL this September. :( And I love football... good thing college football is more dramatic than Bush's presidency.
The only good thing about these talks not working is that Commissioner Roger Goodell now has a salary of $1. Charlie Sheen would call that "Duh. Losing."
To find out more about the Decertification and break down of talks check these sites:
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-Players-Association-union-decertifies-labor-talks-owners-031111
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/03/11/union-labor/
http://seattle.sbnation.com/seattle-seahawks/2011/3/11/2045016/nfl-lockout-union-decertifies-cba-negotiations-antitrust-lawsuit
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