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Sources: NFL owners proposing 17-game slate

As talks continue for a new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the players' union, the most dramatic proposal on the table from owners is an expanded regular season to 17 games that could eliminate preseason games in their entirety, sources told ESPN.

The NFL Players Association is not interested in an expanded season, especially without a significant increase in its percentage of the revenue.

In July, NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith told ESPN's Cameron Wolfe that the idea of a then-discussed 18-game schedule would not be in the players' best interest.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27707277/sources-nfl-owners-proposing-17-game-slate

Sources: NFL, refs union set to finalize new CBA

The NFL and NFL Referees Association are expected to finalize a new collective bargaining agreement this weekend, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday.

The sides reached a tentative agreement last week.

The league's unionized officiating staff will travel Friday to Chicago to discuss and ultimately vote on the seven-year deal Saturday morning. Negotiations hit a snag over the summer when the NFL shelved its full-time officials program, but the sides resumed talks as the season approached.

The current CBA was set to expire May 31, 2020.

Entire article: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/27707224/sources-nfl-refs-union-set-finalize-new-cba
 
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