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.