Put on nflnetwork now lots of work to be done still.

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Condon thinks players will approve labor deal


Posted by Mike Florio on July 20, 2011, 4:36 PM EDT


Rarely if ever does an NFL agent give us any good news. Today, NFL agent Tom Condon did.

In an interview with Rich Eisen of NFL Network, Condon said that he thinks the players will approve the proposed labor deal.

“I guess if I was a betting man I would think that they’ll approve,” Condon said.

It’s significant because Condon isn’t some slappy who represents a backup guard, a kickoff specialist, and an aging defensive lineman. Condon, through CAA, represents some of the biggest names in the league, and Condon has a way of always finding himself in the thick of things.

As to the timing, Condon thinks approval will occur today or Thursday morning.

Sounds like a last minute power ploy. **** the players.

Just sign the damn deal.

AlbertBreerAlbert Breer
Can confirm @SI_JimTrotter report that settlement has been voted through by player reps, passed on to plaintiffs. But only conditionally .



Looks like its in brady and the others named in the lawsuit now.

So was there a ****ing vote or not?

wont be a vote till brady and all ok it

Just can't help yourself can you?

Looks like the answer is "yes," though there are apparently some conditions, so "the deal is not done."

Eh, that one's at least mildly informative.

Do you not see the issue here?

DUMBASS they recommend settlement to pass it on to the plaintiffs which is brady and all...There wont be a main vote till they sign off.

I'm to the point where I don't even read 'em.

And who exactly is involved in this "main vote" you're referring to?

mortreport Majority player reps have left; gave De Smith & committee "vote of confidence" to finish final deal points. Vote can be via conference call
29 minutes ago via TweetDeck
Retweeted by AdamSchefter

So what you're saying is THE DEAL IS DONE (conditionally)!!1!

Look man there is a set of 4 votes that need to happen.

1. recommend settlement of antitrust lawsuit to plaintiffs (WHICH THEY DID)
2. brady and all need to sign off on it
3. NFL players vote to reform union
4. Then the big vote to pass the cba

OK, so now read back through this thread, and note which vote EVERYONE in this thread has been talking about. (Here's a hint. It's the one closest to the top.)

No you all acted like it would be a done deal today.

No. I posted a link from a major source... ESPN... that said the players are going to vote on it today. Just passing along info I came across.

(Sigh...)

I'm done.

Yes and i told everyone to slow there roll and everyone called me a dumbass.

FWIW, it still sounds like a vote is going to happen today.

Sir they already voted.

UPDATE: Mike Freeman of CBSSports.com broke it down beautifully on Twitter:


“This is the deal: vote on CBA–no. Vote to settle lawsuit–sorta yes. CBA by end of week–hell yes. So calm your asses down, people.”

Well there you go.

conditionally, whatever the hell that means in this case

that means players arent happy but are willing to suit if some things come their way ....

Well, it's a big drop in revenue percentage, so that wouldn't surprise me.

There is always one dumbass n00b that just doesn't get it.

For real. And his name is twitter.

The hangup: players still asking for cash http://mike-freeman.blogs.cbssports....64363/30753065


Logan Mankins and Vincent Jackson are still asking for cash compensation and that is one of the holdups over the finalizing of the CBA agreement, a source with knowledge of the situation told me.

Mankins and Jackson are still asking for $10 million each and this is slowing the process, the source explained. Jackson has denied he is seeking compensation.

The lawsuit against the NFL cannot be settled until all the plaintiffs agree and as of late Wednesday night, the source said, Mankins and Jackson were still seeking payment. The NFL, thus far, refuses to agree.

My guess: tomorrow, after more criticism, the two men will drop their requests and the CBA will be agreed to by the players and owners.

If Mankins and Jackson continue this course of action they may need to move to an isolated island in the Pacific.