Could the NFL lockout finally be nearing an end?

As June is coming to a close, many football fans are growing increasingly anxious to know when a new Collective Bargaining Agreement will be agreed on by the NFL Players Association and NFL owners. On March 11, at 11:59 p.m., the previous CBA expired, leaving fans to wonder if a new deal would be agreed on over the summer, or if a lengthy lockout would ensue. With the lockout nearly three months in place, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel, but one must also ask if that could be an oncoming train. The most pointed issues which must be resolved in order for a new CBA to be reached include how to divide the nearly $10 billion in revenues the NFL generates every year, while determining how to split the revenue in future seasons, as revenue is expected to reach $20 billion per season before 2020. Other issues include putting a rookie wage-scale in place to combat rookie deals which have reached $50 million in guaranteed money, better benefits for retired players and increasing the NFL season from 16 to 18 games. The NFL and NFLPA have met multiple times over the last few months, but have been highly criticized for making little progress. In recent weeks, hope has emerged that progress is being made at more than an anemic pace and many believe a deal could be reached by the end of July. That is a crucial date for NFL teams due to the fact that if a deal is reached by then little or no training camp would be missed, allowing for...

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Lipscomb in Motion Monday: MNF Kickoff! Free Pizza at 6:00 pm in the Amphitheater Tuesday: Battle of the Boulevard: Volleyball at Belmont at 5:00 pm Find out more information about service opportunities at the Local Service Fair from 10:30 am-1:00 pm in Bennett Campus Center Tokens at 7:30 pm in Alumni Auditorium For more information go to http://www.tokensshow.com/media/t11poster.pdf Wednesday: An opportunity to learn more about our clubs at the Involvement Fair from 10:00 am-1:00 pm in the Square Friday: Free Food and Live Music at 6:00 pm during the Women and Men’s Soccer games starting at 5:00 pm Saturday: Vaughn’s Gap Pancake Breakfast starting at 9:00 am Watch all the best college football games in ARLOs Habitat for Humanity Builds..earn 8 Chapel Credits! *If interested contact Amy Hamar at hamarac@lipscomb.edu Sunday: NFL Sunday Ticket in ARLOs Women’s Soccer at 12:00 pm Men’s Soccer at 4:00...