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Title: Sundays and Monday nights this fall are safe! Post by: sprite75 on July 25, 2011, 05:40:54 PM Along with any other days where the NFL has games, because the players voted to accept the agreement, and the lockout is over. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/chi-report-nfl-free-agency-could-begin-today-20110725,0,2944227.story)
Quote WASHINGTON — Now it can be said with certainty: Get ready for some football! NFL players voted to OK a final deal Monday, days after the owners approved a tentative agreement, and the sides finally managed to put an end to the 4 1/2-month lockout, the longest work stoppage in league history. This is a long time coming, and football's back," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said, "and that's the great news for everybody." The labor dispute comes to a close after claiming one exhibition: the Hall of Fame game between the Bears and Rams, scheduled for Aug. 7 in Canton, Ohio. Otherwise, the entire preseason and regular-season schedules remain intact. Club facilities will open to players Tuesday, when 2011 draft picks and rookie free agents can be signed. And may I say, GO BEARS! |